Secret Scanner

About

The Secret Scanner skill empowers developers to proactively secure their repositories by detecting sensitive information like AWS keys, database passwords, and private SSH keys before they are committed or deployed. By leveraging a combination of targeted pattern matching and high-entropy detection, it provides a robust defense against accidental credential exposure, generating detailed reports with actionable remediation steps to maintain strict security standards across your projects.

Key Features

• Detailed reporting with file locations and remediation steps
• Automated codebase-wide security auditing
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• Entropy analysis for identifying suspicious high-risk strings
• Proactive prevention of sensitive data leaks in version control
• Pattern-based credential detection for major cloud providers

Use Cases

• Scanning configuration files for plaintext passwords and database strings
• Auditing a repository for hardcoded API keys before a public release
• Identifying accidentally committed private SSH or PGP keys