diff --git a/studyguidebank/settings/secret.sample b/studyguidebank/settings/secret.sample
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+SECRET_KEY = ''
+
+SOCIAL_AUTH_ION_KEY = ""
+
+SOCIAL_AUTH_ION_SECRET = ""