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# Terraform Named Profiles are Unable to use Environment Variables to Store Secrets

### Issue <a href="#issue" id="issue"></a>

Attempting to use Environmental Variables to store secrets (e.g. `TF_VAR_`) with Named Profiles creates an issue where the credentials cannot be processed. An error is returned that `No Valid Credentials Found` is provided as an error message

### Cause <a href="#cause" id="cause"></a>

Named Profiles in Terraformer does not currently support Environment Variables