Gitleaks

Scans Git repositories, files and pipelines for leaked secrets.

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About Gitleaks

Scans Git repositories, files and pipelines for leaked secrets. It checks full commit history rather than just the working tree, and runs as a pre-commit hook or a CI step with configurable rules.

The author has declared it feature complete with security patches only, and regex detection produces both false positives and misses.

Strengths

  • It checks full commit history rather than just the working tree, and runs as a pre-commit hook or a CI step with configurable rules.

Limitations

  • The author has declared it feature complete with security patches only, and regex detection produces both false positives and misses.

Details

Pricing
Free · The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external services are separate.
License
MIT
Developer
Gitleaks
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
How it runs
Downloadable app
Best suited for
Scans Git repositories, files and pipelines for leaked secrets
Categories
Security tools
Last verified
Added
Provenance
Selected from the TechWalrus downloads catalog (Security); facts checked against the developer's own pages, 2 sources on file.

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