Scott Motte
security pioneer // creator of dotenv and dotenvx
I’m building Dotenvx, a tool for encrypting .env files. I also created Dotenv, an open-source tool for loading environment variables.
I like working where security and design meet.
- Dotenv, 2014. (See presentation)
- Human First API Design, 2014.
- Deprecating the Password, 2014. (See presentation)
- Hack Club Bank, 2020-2021.
- US Patent #10,951,569 B2, 2021.
- Dotenvx: Reducing Secrets Risk with Cryptographic Separation, 2025. (Visit site)
- KEYSEE⎔: Deterministic Visual Identity for Public Keys, 2026. (Visit site)