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+# ========================LICENSE_START=================================
+# O-RAN-SC
+# %%
+# Copyright (C) 2019 AT&T Intellectual Property
+# %%
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+# 
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+# 
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# ========================LICENSE_END===================================
+
+# Template for the file that provides a secret key for the RIC Dashboard.
+
+cipher.enc.key =