diff --git a/generic/gradle/security/build-gradle-password-hardcoded.build.gradle b/generic/gradle/security/build-gradle-password-hardcoded.build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..819ee44872
--- /dev/null
+++ b/generic/gradle/security/build-gradle-password-hardcoded.build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+plugins {
+	id 'java'
+	id 'org.springframework.boot' version '3.0.5'
+	id 'io.spring.dependency-management' version '1.1.4'
+	id "jacoco"
+}
+
+group = 'test'
+version = 'latest'
+
+java {
+	sourceCompatibility = '17'
+}
+
+jar {
+	archiveFileName = "test-reports.jar"
+}
+
+configurations {
+	compileOnly {
+		extendsFrom annotationProcessor
+	}
+}
+
+repositories {
+	if (Boolean.getBoolean("build-in-runner")) {
+		maven {
+			url = "https://test.maven.test/artifactory/maven/"
+		}
+	} else {
+		mavenLocal()
+		mavenCentral()
+	}
+	maven {
+		var env = System.getenv()
+
+		url = uri(env["LIBRARY_URL"] ?: "https://test.maven.test/artifactory/maven-test-dev")
+		credentials {
+			username = env["LIBRARY_USER"] ?: "maven-test-dev"
+						// ruleid: build-gradle-password-hardcoded
+            password = env["LIBRARY_PASS"] ?: "jWnyxxxxxxxxxxX7ZQxxxxxxxx"
+ 
+            username = env["LIBRARY_USER_2"] ?: "maven-second-dev"
+            // ok: build-gradle-password-hardcoded
+            password = env["LIBRARY_PASS_2"]
+
+			username = env["LIBRARY_USER_3"] ?: "maven-test-dev"
+						// ruleid: build-gradle-password-hardcoded
+            password = env["LIBRARY_PASS_3"] ?: "somerandomstring"
+			
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+dependencyManagement {
+	imports {
+		mavenBom 'de.codecentric:spring-boot-admin-dependencies:3.2.1'
+	}
+}
+
+dependencies {
+	implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-jpa'
+	implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web'
+	implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-validation'
+	implementation 'org.springframework.kafka:spring-kafka'
+	implementation 'de.codecentric:spring-boot-admin-starter-client'
+	implementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator'
+	implementation 'org.apache.commons:commons-lang3:3.11'
+	implementation "software.amazon.awssdk:s3-transfer-manager:2.20.109"
+	implementation 'io.swagger.core.v3:swagger-core-jakarta:2.2.15'
+	implementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-webflux"
+	implementation "com.vladmihalcea:hibernate-types-60:2.21.1"
+	implementation 'com.opencsv:opencsv:5.0'
+	implementation 'com.google.guava:guava:18.0'
+	implementation 'org.apache.tika:tika-parsers:1.2'
+	implementation 'commons-io:commons-io:2.10.0'
+	implementation 'org.mapstruct:mapstruct:1.4.2.Final'
+	implementation 'jakarta.annotation:jakarta.annotation-api:2.1.1'
+	implementation("io.minio:minio:8.5.6")
+	implementation 'org.postgresql:postgresql:42.3.7'
+	implementation 'org.springframework.ws:spring-ws-core:4.0.10'
+	compileOnly 'org.projectlombok:lombok'
+	annotationProcessor 'org.projectlombok:lombok'
+	annotationProcessor 'org.hibernate.orm:hibernate-jpamodelgen:6.1.6.Final'
+	annotationProcessor 'org.mapstruct:mapstruct-processor:1.4.2.Final'
+	testImplementation 'org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test'
+	testImplementation 'org.springframework.kafka:spring-kafka-test'
+}
+
+jacoco {
+	toolVersion = "0.8.7"
+}
+
+jacocoTestReport {
+	dependsOn test
+}
+
+test {
+	testLogging {
+		exceptionFormat = "FULL"
+		events = ["FAILED", "STANDARD_ERROR"]
+	}
+	finalizedBy jacocoTestReport
+}
+
+springBoot {
+	buildInfo()
+}
diff --git a/generic/gradle/security/build-gradle-password-hardcoded.yaml b/generic/gradle/security/build-gradle-password-hardcoded.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec632bbcac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/generic/gradle/security/build-gradle-password-hardcoded.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+rules:
+- id: build-gradle-password-hardcoded
+  message: A secret is hard-coded in the application. Secrets stored in source code,
+    such as credentials, identifiers, and other types of sensitive data, can be leaked
+    and used by internal or external malicious actors. It is recommended to rotate
+    the secret and retrieve them from a secure secret vault or Hardware Security Module
+    (HSM), alternatively environment variables can be used if allowed by your company
+    policy.
+  severity: WARNING
+  metadata:
+    likelihood: LOW
+    impact: HIGH
+    confidence: LOW
+    category: security
+    subcategory:
+    - vuln
+    cwe:
+    - 'CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials'
+    cwe2020-top25: true
+    cwe2021-top25: true
+    cwe2022-top25: true
+    owasp:
+    - A07:2021 - Identification and Authentication Failures
+    references:
+    - https://owasp.org/Top10/A07_2021-Identification_and_Authentication_Failures
+    technology:
+    - secrets
+    vulnerability_class:
+    - Hard-coded Secrets
+    source_rule_url: https://semgrep.dev/playground/r/qNU2d1G/achufistov6_personal_org.groovy-build-gradle-password-hardcoded
+  languages:
+  - generic
+  patterns:
+  - pattern: |
+      password = env[...] ?: "$SECRET"
+  paths:
+    include:
+    - "*build.gradle"
diff --git a/kotlin/gradle/security/build-gradle-password-hardcoded.build.gradle.kts b/kotlin/gradle/security/build-gradle-password-hardcoded.build.gradle.kts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7727918593
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin/gradle/security/build-gradle-password-hardcoded.build.gradle.kts
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.logging.TestExceptionFormat
+import org.gradle.api.tasks.testing.logging.TestLogEvent
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile
+
+plugins {
+    val kotlinVersion = "1.8.0"
+
+    id("org.springframework.boot") version "3.1.1"
+    id("io.spring.dependency-management") version "1.1.0"
+    id("io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt") version "1.22.0"
+    kotlin("jvm") version kotlinVersion
+    kotlin("plugin.spring") version kotlinVersion
+    id("org.sonarqube") version "3.0"
+    id("org.springdoc.openapi-gradle-plugin") version "1.6.0"
+    jacoco
+    application
+}
+
+group = "test"
+version = "latest"
+
+val javaVersion = "17"
+val koTestVersion = "5.5.5"
+val mockkVersion = "1.13.4"
+val runDetekt = !project.hasProperty("noDetekt")
+
+val file = File("$rootDir/.git")
+val gitDir = if (file.isFile) "$rootDir/${file.readText().split(": ").last().trim()}" else "$rootDir/.git"
+
+java {
+    sourceCompatibility = JavaVersion.VERSION_17
+}
+
+repositories {
+    if (System.getProperty("build-in-runner")?.toBoolean() == true) {
+        maven {
+            url = uri("https://art.test.test/artifactory/maven/")
+        }
+    } else {
+        mavenLocal()
+        mavenCentral()
+    }
+    maven {
+        val env = System.getenv()
+
+        url = uri(env["LIBRARY_URL"] ?: "https://art.test.test/artifactory/maven-some-dev")
+        credentials {
+            username = env["LIBRARY_USER_1"] ?: "maven-first-dev"
+            // ruleid: build-gradle-password-hardcoded
+            password = env["LIBRARY_PASS_1"] ?: "jWnyxxxxxxxxxxX7ZQxxxxxxxx"
+ 
+            username = env["LIBRARY_USER_2"] ?: "maven-second-dev"
+            // ok: build-gradle-password-hardcoded
+            password = env["LIBRARY_PASS_2"] 
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+dependencyManagement {
+    imports {
+        mavenBom("de.codecentric:spring-boot-admin-dependencies:3.2.1")
+    }
+}
+
+dependencies {
+    detektPlugins("io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt:detekt-formatting:1.22.0")
+
+    implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-jpa")
+    implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web")
+    implementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.module:jackson-module-kotlin")
+    implementation("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-reflect")
+    implementation("org.liquibase:liquibase-core")
+    implementation("org.springframework.kafka:spring-kafka")
+    implementation("org.springdoc:springdoc-openapi-starter-webmvc-ui:2.2.0")
+    implementation("de.codecentric:spring-boot-admin-starter-client")
+    implementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator")
+    implementation("io.github.microutils:kotlin-logging-jvm:3.0.5")
+
+    runtimeOnly("org.postgresql:postgresql")
+
+    testImplementation("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test") {
+        exclude(module = "mockito-core")
+        exclude(module = "mockito-junit-jupiter")
+    }
+    testImplementation("org.springframework.kafka:spring-kafka-test")
+    testImplementation("com.ninja-squad:springmockk:4.0.0")
+    testImplementation("io.kotest.extensions:kotest-extensions-spring:1.1.2")
+    testImplementation("io.kotest:kotest-runner-junit5-jvm:$koTestVersion")
+    testImplementation("io.kotest:kotest-assertions-core-jvm:$koTestVersion")
+    testImplementation("io.kotest.extensions:kotest-extensions-embedded-kafka:1.0.6")
+    testImplementation("org.instancio:instancio-core:2.11.0")
+    testImplementation("io.kotest.extensions:kotest-extensions-wiremock:2.0.0")
+
+    testRuntimeOnly("com.h2database:h2")
+}
+
+application {
+    mainClass.set("someKt.someKtYeah")
+}
+
+kotlin {
+    jvmToolchain {
+        languageVersion.set(JavaLanguageVersion.of(javaVersion))
+    }
+}
+
+jacoco {
+    toolVersion = "0.8.7"
+}
+
+detekt {
+    buildUponDefaultConfig = true
+    autoCorrect = true
+    allRules = false // activate all available (even unstable) rules.
+    config = files("$projectDir/config/config.yml")
+}
+
+tasks {
+    jacocoTestReport {
+        dependsOn(test)
+        reports {
+            xml.required.set(true)
+        }
+        classDirectories.setFrom(
+            files(classDirectories.files.map {
+                fileTree(it) {
+                    exclude(
+                        "**/config/*",
+                        "**/constants/*",
+                        "**/controller/*",
+                        "**/domain/*",
+                        "**/exception/*",
+                        "**/SomeServiceBell.kt",
+                    )
+                }
+            })
+        )
+    }
+
+    withType<io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.Detekt> {
+        configureEach {
+            jvmTarget = javaVersion
+        }
+        onlyIf { runDetekt }
+    }
+
+    withType<io.gitlab.arturbosch.detekt.DetektCreateBaselineTask> {
+        configureEach {
+            jvmTarget = javaVersion
+        }
+        onlyIf { runDetekt }
+    }
+
+    withType<Test> {
+        configureEach {
+            useJUnitPlatform()
+        }
+        testLogging {
+            exceptionFormat = TestExceptionFormat.FULL
+            events = setOf(TestLogEvent.FAILED, TestLogEvent.STANDARD_ERROR)
+        }
+        finalizedBy(jacocoTestReport)
+    }
+
+    withType<KotlinCompile> {
+        kotlinOptions {
+            freeCompilerArgs += "-Xjsr305=strict"
+            jvmTarget = javaVersion
+        }
+    }
+
+    val installGitHooksName = "installGitHooks"
+
+    val copyGitHooks = register<Copy>("copyGitHooks") {
+        description = "Copies the git hooks from $gitDir/hooks to the .git folder."
+        from("$rootDir/hooks/") {
+            include("pre-commit.sh")
+            rename("(.*).sh", "$1")
+        }
+        into("$gitDir/hooks")
+        onlyIf { runDetekt }
+        finalizedBy(installGitHooksName)
+    }
+
+    register<Exec>(installGitHooksName) {
+        description = "Installs the pre-commit git hooks from $gitDir/hooks."
+        group = "git hooks"
+        commandLine("chmod")
+        args("+x", "$gitDir/hooks/pre-commit")
+        onlyIf { !org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.isWindows && runDetekt }
+        outputs.upToDateWhen { copyGitHooks.get().state.upToDate }
+        doLast {
+            println("Git hook installed successfully.")
+        }
+    }
+
+    afterEvaluate {
+        assemble {
+            dependsOn(copyGitHooks)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+springBoot {
+    buildInfo()
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kotlin/gradle/security/build-gradle-password-hardcoded.yaml b/kotlin/gradle/security/build-gradle-password-hardcoded.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2776569e27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kotlin/gradle/security/build-gradle-password-hardcoded.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+rules:
+- id: build-gradle-password-hardcoded
+  message: A secret is hard-coded in the application. Secrets stored in source code,
+    such as credentials, identifiers, and other types of sensitive data, can be leaked
+    and used by internal or external malicious actors. It is recommended to rotate
+    the secret and retrieve them from a secure secret vault or Hardware Security Module
+    (HSM), alternatively environment variables can be used if allowed by your company
+    policy.
+  severity: WARNING
+  metadata:
+    likelihood: LOW
+    impact: HIGH
+    confidence: MEDIUM
+    category: security
+    subcategory:
+    - vuln
+    cwe:
+    - 'CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials'
+    cwe2020-top25: true
+    cwe2021-top25: true
+    cwe2022-top25: true
+    owasp:
+    - A07:2021 - Identification and Authentication Failures
+    references:
+    - https://owasp.org/Top10/A07_2021-Identification_and_Authentication_Failures
+    technology:
+    - secrets
+    vulnerability_class:
+    - Hard-coded Secrets
+    source_rule_url: https://semgrep.dev/playground/r/d8Ur5BA/achufistov6_personal_org.build-gradle-password-hardcoded
+  languages:
+  - kotlin
+  options:
+    symbolic_propagation: true
+  patterns:
+  - pattern-either:
+    - pattern: '$PASS = env[...] ?: $VALUE'
+  - metavariable-regex:
+      metavariable: $PASS
+      regex: (password|pass|passwd|loginPassword)
+  - metavariable-pattern:
+      language: generic
+      metavariable: $VALUE
+      patterns:
+      - pattern-either:
+        - pattern-regex: ^[A-Za-z0-9/+=]+$
+  paths:
+    include:
+    - "*build.gradle.kts"