SECURITY_WARNING.txt

⚠️ CRITICAL SECURITY WARNING ⚠️
=====================================

Your alert_system.py file contains REAL API credentials:
- Cloudinary API keys
- Twilio authentication tokens  
- Personal WhatsApp number

BEFORE pushing to GitHub, you MUST:

1. Run this command to check what will be committed:
   ```
   git status
   ```

2. Verify alert_system.py is NOT listed (should be ignored by .gitignore)

3. If alert_system.py appears in git status:
   ```
   git rm --cached alert_system.py
   git commit -m "Remove sensitive credentials file"
   ```

4. Double-check .gitignore includes:
   ```
   alert_system.py
   .env
   ```

5. ONLY THEN push to GitHub:
   ```
   git push origin main
   ```

✅ The .gitignore file has been configured to ignore alert_system.py
✅ Use alert_system_template.py as the public version
✅ Never commit files with real API keys!

Read SECURITY.md for complete security guidelines.