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+import pytest
+import sys
+import os
+from importlib import util
+
+# Add the project root to sys.path to import the tutorial module
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '../../..')))
+
+# Import the actual production module
+spec = util.spec_from_file_location(
+    "tutorial004_an_py310",
+    "docs_src/security/tutorial004_an_py310.py"
+)
+tutorial = util.module_from_spec(spec)
+spec.loader.exec_module(tutorial)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("secret_key", [
+    # Exact exploit case: hardcoded secret from the tutorial
+    "09d25e094faa6ca2556c818166b7a9563b93f7099f6f0f4caa6cf63b88e8d3e7",
+    # Boundary case: empty secret (should not be allowed)
+    "",
+    # Valid input: a different secret (should be accepted but not match hardcoded)
+    "a1b2c3d4e5f67890abcdef1234567890fedcba0987654321abcdef0123456789",
+])
+def test_secret_key_not_hardcoded_in_production(secret_key):
+    """Invariant: Production secret keys must not match the tutorial's hardcoded example."""
+    # Access the module's SECRET_KEY constant
+    module_secret = tutorial.SECRET_KEY
+    
+    # The security property: the actual secret must NOT be the tutorial's hardcoded value
+    # This ensures the example isn't accidentally used in production
+    assert module_secret != "09d25e094faa6ca2556c818166b7a9563b93f7099f6f0f4caa6cf63b88e8d3e7", \
+        "SECRET_KEY matches the tutorial's hardcoded example - this is unsafe for production!"
+    
+    # Additional invariant: secret must be non-empty and sufficiently long for HS256
+    assert len(module_secret) >= 32, \
+        "SECRET_KEY is too short for secure HS256 usage (minimum 32 hex chars)"
+    
+    # Verify the secret is a valid hex string (optional but good practice)
+    try:
+        int(module_secret, 16)
+    except ValueError:
+        pytest.fail("SECRET_KEY is not a valid hexadecimal string")
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