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+"""Hardcoded secret detection rules."""
+
+import re
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+import tree_sitter
+
+from src.analyzers.base import (
+    Analyzer,
+    Finding,
+    FindingCategory,
+    SeverityLevel,
+)
+
+
+class HardcodedSecretAnalyzer(Analyzer):
+    """Detect hardcoded secrets in source code."""
+
+    SECRET_PATTERNS = {
+        "aws_access_key": (
+            r"(?:A3T[A-Z0-9]|AKIA|AGPA|AIDA|AROA|AIPA|ANPA|ANVA|ASIA)[A-Z0-9]{16}",
+            "AWS Access Key",
+        ),
+        "aws_secret_key": (
+            r"[A-Za-z0-9/+=]{40}",
+            "AWS Secret Key",
+        ),
+        "github_token": (
+            r"gh[pousr]_[A-Za-z0-9_]{36,}",
+            "GitHub Token",
+        ),
+        "google_api_key": (
+            r"AIza[0-9A-Za-z\\-_]{35}",
+            "Google API Key",
+        ),
+        "slack_token": (
+            r"xox[baprs]-([0-9a-zA-Z]{10,48})",
+            "Slack Token",
+        ),
+        "private_key_header": (
+            r"-----BEGIN (?:RSA |EC |DSA |OPENSSH )?PRIVATE KEY-----",
+            "Private Key",
+        ),
+        "jwt_token": (
+            r"eyJ[A-Za-z0-9_-]*\.eyJ[A-Za-z0-9_-]*\.[A-Za-z0-9_-]*",
+            "JWT Token",
+        ),
+        "password_assignment": (
+            r"(?:password|passwd|pwd|secret|token|api_key|apikey)\s*[:=]\s*['\"][^'\"]+['\"]",
+            "Password/Secret Assignment",
+        ),
+        "database_url": (
+            r"(?:mongodb(\+srv)?|postgres|postgresql|mysql|mssql)://[^:]+:[^@]+@",
+            "Database Connection URL",
+        ),
+    }
+
+    def rule_id(self) -> str:
+        return "secret.hardcoded_secret"
+
+    def rule_name(self) -> str:
+        return "Hardcoded Secret Detection"
+
+    def severity(self) -> SeverityLevel:
+        return SeverityLevel.CRITICAL
+
+    def category(self) -> FindingCategory:
+        return FindingCategory.SECRET
+
+    def analyze(
+        self, source_code: str, file_path: Path, tree: tree_sitter.Tree
+    ) -> list[Finding]:
+        findings = []
+
+        for pattern_id, (pattern, secret_type) in self.SECRET_PATTERNS.items():
+            matches = list(re.finditer(pattern, source_code))
+            for match in matches:
+                if not self._is_false_positive(match.group(), source_code):
+                    line = source_code[: match.start()].count("\n") + 1
+                    findings.append(
+                        Finding(
+                            rule_id=self.rule_id(),
+                            rule_name=self.rule_name(),
+                            severity=self.severity(),
+                            category=self.category(),
+                            message=f"Potential {secret_type} found in code",
+                            suggestion="Move secret to environment variables or secure vault",
+                            file_path=file_path,
+                            line_number=line,
+                            column=match.start() - source_code[:match.start()].rfind("\n") - 1,
+                        )
+                    )
+        return findings
+
+    def _is_false_positive(self, match: str, source_code: str) -> bool:
+        false_positive_patterns = [
+            r"example\.com",
+            r"localhost",
+            r"test",
+            r"placeholder",
+            r"your_",
+            r"<",
+            r">",
+        ]
+        lower_match = match.lower()
+        return any(fp in lower_match for fp in false_positive_patterns)
+
+    def _get_line_number(self, node: tree_sitter.Node, source_code: str) -> int:
+        lines = source_code.split("\n")
+        start_byte = node.start_byte if hasattr(node, "start_byte") else 0
+        pos = 0
+        for line_num, line_text in enumerate(lines, 1):
+            if pos + len(line_text) >= start_byte:
+                return line_num
+            pos += len(line_text) + 1
+        return 1
+
+    def _get_column(self, node: tree_sitter.Node) -> int:
+        return node.start_column if hasattr(node, "start_column") else 0