lolcreds

Public credential defaults and exposure patterns for authorized security testing.

DeepSeek API

DeepSeekAI API1 credential

Credentials1 documented
01

API Key

deepseek / api-key

DeepSeek API keys authenticate OpenAI-compatible and Anthropic-compatible calls to api.deepseek.com. DeepSeek's docs show Authorization: Bearer usage and DEEPSEEK_API_KEY in SDK examples.

user definedsecretAPI key

Looks like

example
example

DeepSeek API key form commonly used with OpenAI-compatible clients

sk-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Location

environment
DEEPSEEK_API_KEY
http header
Authorization

Bearer token used by OpenAI-compatible and Anthropic-compatible API calls

source code

OpenAI-compatible clients, coding agents, notebooks, committed .env files

config file

.env, LiteLLM configs, proxy configs, deployment manifests

secret store

CI/CD variables, hosted app settings, cloud secret managers

logs

HTTP client logs and gateway request logs with Authorization headers

Notes

DeepSeek is often accessed through OpenAI- or Anthropic-compatible SDKs, so leaked keys may appear in generic LLM gateway configuration rather than provider-specific code.

Scope

Authorized use

LOLCreds helps map the credential surface of real products: known defaults, generated values, credential locations, and exposure patterns.