diff --git a/docker/ploughshares/app.py b/docker/ploughshares/app.py
index 86bd12b..03cac62 100644
--- a/docker/ploughshares/app.py
+++ b/docker/ploughshares/app.py
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ if not VERSION:
 
 # Initialize the Flask app
 app = Flask(__name__)
-app.secret_key = 'supersecretkey'
+# Use environment variable for Flask secret key with a development-safe default
+app.secret_key = os.environ.get('SECRET_KEY', 'dev-insecure-secret-key')
 app.config['UPLOAD_FOLDER'] = 'uploads'
 app.config['VERSION'] = VERSION
 
@@ -973,4 +974,5 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     logger.info(f"Starting Ploughshares v{VERSION}")
     bootstrap_database()
     port = int(os.environ.get('FLASK_RUN_PORT', 5001))
-    app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=port) 
+    host = os.environ.get('FLASK_RUN_HOST', '0.0.0.0')
+    app.run(host=host, port=port) 
diff --git a/docker/ploughshares/init_db.py b/docker/ploughshares/init_db.py
index dd7c48b..1f2a807 100644
--- a/docker/ploughshares/init_db.py
+++ b/docker/ploughshares/init_db.py
@@ -2,13 +2,19 @@ import psycopg2
 import os
 
 def init_db():
-    # Database connection parameters
+    # Database connection parameters (use env vars with sensible defaults)
+    host = os.environ.get('POSTGRES_HOST', 'db')
+    port = int(os.environ.get('POSTGRES_PORT', 5432))
+    dbname = os.environ.get('POSTGRES_DB', 'ploughshares')
+    user = os.environ.get('POSTGRES_USER', 'ploughshares')
+    password = os.environ.get('POSTGRES_PASSWORD', 'ploughshares_password')
+
     conn = psycopg2.connect(
-        host="db",
-        port=5432,
-        dbname="ploughshares",
-        user="ploughshares",
-        password="ploughshares_password"
+        host=host,
+        port=port,
+        dbname=dbname,
+        user=user,
+        password=password
     )
     conn.autocommit = True
     cursor = conn.cursor()
diff --git a/final-report.md b/final-report.md
deleted file mode 100644
index fdb2ed4..0000000
--- a/final-report.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,80 +0,0 @@
-# Ploughshares Application Test and Deployment Report
-
-## Deployment Status
-
-✅ **Application successfully deployed**
-- Web application running at http://localhost:5001
-- API documentation available at http://localhost:5001/api-docs
-- Database connected and healthy
-
-## Test Results
-
-### Functionality Tests
-✅ **All tests passed**
-- Core imports verified
-- API routes verified
-
-### Code Quality Tests
-✅ **All tests passed**
-- Python syntax valid
-- No inappropriate print statements (in files other than app.py)
-
-### Dependency Tests
-✅ **All tests passed**
-- requirements.txt exists and is valid
-- No known vulnerable package versions
-
-## Security Scan Results
-
-### Dependency Vulnerabilities (Safety)
-
-✅ **No vulnerabilities detected in dependencies**
-
-All dependencies have been updated to secure versions:
-- Flask: 2.2.2 → 3.1.1
-- psycopg2-binary: 2.9.3 → 2.9.9
-- requests: 2.28.1 → 2.32.2
-- gunicorn: 20.1.0 → 23.0.0
-- Werkzeug: 2.3.7 → 3.1.0 (updated from 3.0.6 to resolve dependency conflict)
-- Jinja2: 3.1.2 → 3.1.6
-- itsdangerous: 2.1.2 → 2.2.0 (updated to resolve dependency conflict)
-
-### Code Security Issues (Bandit)
-
-⚠️ **5 potential security issues detected**
-
-1. **Hardcoded Password String** (Severity: Low, Confidence: Medium)
-   - Location: app.py:20
-   - Issue: `app.secret_key = 'supersecretkey'`
-   - CWE-259: Use of Hard-coded Password
-
-2. **Binding to All Interfaces** (Severity: Medium, Confidence: Medium)
-   - Location: app.py:220
-   - Issue: `app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=port)`
-   - CWE-605: Multiple Binds to the Same Port
-
-3. **Hardcoded Password in Function Argument** (Severity: Low, Confidence: Medium)
-   - Location: init_db.py:6-11
-   - Issue: `password="testpass"` in database connection
-   - CWE-259: Use of Hard-coded Password
-
-4-5. **Duplicate issues in app_fixed.py** (backup file)
-
-## Recommendations
-
-### Immediate Actions
-1. ✅ **Update vulnerable dependencies** - COMPLETED
-2. **Replace hardcoded secrets** with environment variables
-3. **Restrict network binding** in production environments
-
-### Long-term Improvements
-1. Implement **secret management** solution
-2. Add **continuous security scanning** in CI/CD pipeline
-3. Establish **dependency update policy**
-
-## Next Steps
-1. Run `./install-codechecks.sh` to install all required code quality tools
-2. Address remaining security findings by:
-   - Moving secrets to environment variables
-   - Limiting network binding in production
-   - Removing hardcoded passwords in test scripts 
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