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Add note about GITHUB_ tokens in codespaces secrets documentation #3801

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{% endnote %}


### About encrypted secrets for {% data variables.product.prodname_codespaces %}

You can add encrypted secrets to your user account that you want to use in your codespaces. For example, you may want to store and access the following sensitive information as encrypted secrets.
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### Adding a secret

{% note %}

**Note:** Tokens starting with GITHUB_ are reserved

{% endnote %}

{% data reusables.user_settings.access_settings %}
{% data reusables.user_settings.codespaces-tab %}
1. To the right of "Codespaces secrets", click **New secret**.
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