Harden third-party integration key config

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/claim #55

Contributes to #55.

Scope

This is a code-only third-party integration credential hardening slice. It moves checked-in credential-shaped values for Google Maps browser config, reCAPTCHA, Jira, Algolia, IP geolocation, and Slack webhook wiring to runtime environment variables. It also documents the required variables and adds a static regression check to block these patterns from being reintroduced in common config.

Safety Boundary

No live AWS/IAM, S3, Cloudinary, Civil ID backend/UI flows, service-token paths, candidate data, third-party dashboards, or private account data were accessed. This PR does not include secret values.

Demo

Privacy-safe verification demo: https://github.com/radiantjade/studenthub/releases/download/studenthub-55-thirdparty-demo-20260515/studenthub-55-thirdparty-demo.mp4

Verification

python3 scripts/check-thirdparty-key-hardening.py
# Third-party key hardening check passed.

python3 -m py_compile scripts/check-thirdparty-key-hardening.py
php -l common/config/main.php
# No syntax errors detected in common/config/main.php

php -l common/config/params.php
# No syntax errors detected in common/config/params.php

git diff --check

Full runtime smoke testing was not run because local service environment variables and databases are not configured.

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BAWES Universe

StudentHub – Complete Services & Infrastructure Map (Org-wide)”

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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 | CircleCI         | Other        | CI/CD pipeline for building and deploying frontend                      | admin portal                                  | [studenthub-admin/.circleci/config.yml](https://github.com/BAWES-Universe/studenthub-admin/blob/b453c0c7d0b0f170964a82948fb09da610cde5e9/.circleci/config.yml#L1-L202)                  | context: org-global                    | N/A                                       |
 | Railway          | Hosting      | Deploys and manages backend environments and MySQL databases            | backend, cron/worker                          | [studenthub/railway/railway.md](https://github.com/BAWES-Universe/studenthub/blob/ca90a5502040ba8191fe9f80d29d0b6a4d2a6152/railway/railway.md#L1-L34), [studenthub/environments/dev-server-railway/deployments/july_2025/3_july_2025_deployment.sh](https://github.com/BAWES-Universe/studenthub/pull/8) | RAILWAY_DOCKERFILE_PATH                | mysql.railway.internal                    |
 | Netlify          | Hosting/CDN  | Hosts static frontend portals (SPA routing)                             | staff portal, admin portal                    | [studenthub-staff/src/_redirects](https://github.com/BAWES-Universe/studenthub-staff/pull/12), [studenthub-staff/angular.json](https://github.com/BAWES-Universe/studenthub-staff/pull/13), [studenthub-admin/src/netlify.toml](https://github.com/BAWES-Universe/studenthub-admin/pull/10) | NODE_VERSION, NODE_OPTIONS             | N/A                                       |
-| Algolia          | Search       | Provides search indexing for backend data                               | backend                                       | [studenthub/docs/setup.md](https://github.com/BAWES-Universe/studenthub/blob/ca90a5502040ba8191fe9f80d29d0b6a4d2a6152/docs/setup.md#L5-L59)        | N/A                                   | N/A                                       |
+| Algolia          | Search       | Provides search indexing for backend data                               | backend                                       | [studenthub/docs/setup.md](https://github.com/BAWES-Universe/studenthub/blob/ca90a5502040ba8191fe9f80d29d0b6a4d2a6152/docs/setup.md#L5-L59)        | ALGOLIA_APP_ID, ALGOLIA_API_KEY       | N/A                                       |
 | Mixpanel         | Analytics    | Tracks user events and analytics                                        | backend, admin portal, frontend portals       | [studenthub/docs/analytics.md](https://github.com/BAWES-Universe/studenthub/blob/ca90a5502040ba8191fe9f80d29d0b6a4d2a6152/docs/analytics.md#L3-L41) | MIXPANEL_KEY (configurable in admin)   | N/A                                       |
 | Segment          | Analytics    | Aggregates analytics events and forwards to destinations                | backend, admin portal, frontend portals       | [studenthub/docs/analytics.md](https://github.com/BAWES-Universe/studenthub/blob/ca90a5502040ba8191fe9f80d29d0b6a4d2a6152/docs/analytics.md#L3-L41) | SEGMENT_KEY (configurable in admin)    | N/A                                       |
 | Puppeteer        | Other        | Headless browser automation for backend tasks                           | backend                                       | [studenthub/docs/setup.md](https://github.com/BAWES-Universe/studenthub/blob/ca90a5502040ba8191fe9f80d29d0b6a4d2a6152/docs/setup.md#L5-L59)        | N/A                                   | N/A                                       |
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@
 
 - No evidence was found for DNS/CDN/security services such as Cloudflare, Route53, or WAF. These may be configured outside of code, for example in AWS or Netlify dashboards. Check "AWS Route53 Hosted Zones" or "Netlify Site Settings → Domain Management" for DNS/CDN configuration.
 - No explicit deployment or hosting configuration was found for the candidate or company portals. Check "Netlify Site Settings", "Vercel Project Settings", or "AWS S3 Buckets" for these portals.
-- No evidence of authentication, email, SMS, payments, monitoring, maps, queue, media, or support services in code or configs. These may be configured in third-party dashboards or as environment variables not present in the repositories. Check "Environment Variable dashboards" in Netlify, Railway, or AWS, and review admin portal configuration screens for integrations.
+- Environment variables for Google Maps (`GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY`, `GOOGLE_MAPS_BROWSER_API_KEY`), reCAPTCHA (`RECAPTCHA_SECRET_KEY`), Jira (`JIRA_URL`, `JIRA_EMAIL`, `JIRA_API_TOKEN`), Algolia (`ALGOLIA_APP_ID`, `ALGOLIA_API_KEY`), IP geolocation (`IPINFO_ACCESS_TOKEN`), and Slack (`SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL`) are configured in the backend but their usage, dashboards, and integration details may be managed externally. No evidence of authentication (OAuth/SAML), email, SMS, payments, monitoring, or queue services in code or configs. Check "Environment Variable dashboards" in Railway or AWS, and review admin portal configuration screens for integrations.
 - Some environment variables and secrets are referenced only by name (e.g., in CircleCI contexts or Netlify build configs) and their actual values or usage may be managed in CI/CD or hosting dashboards. Check "CircleCI Contexts → org-global", "Netlify Site Settings → Environment Variables", and "Railway Variables" for full lists and values.

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