GitHub Secret Scanning
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About
GitHub Secret Scanning is ranked #13 of 25 in DevSecOps platforms on Inferse. It runs on API, Self-hosted, Web. Paid plans start at $19/mo.
Compared on DevSecOps platforms
- Free plan
- Yesgithub.com
- Paid from
- $19/mogithub.com
- Self-hosted deployment
- Yesgithub.com
Facts
- Purpose
- Secret scanning automatically detects exposed credentials so they can be secured before they are exploited.docs.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Scan coverage
- It scans all branches across Git history and also scans issue and pull request content, discussions, wikis, and secret gists.docs.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Alerts
- When it detects a credential leak, GitHub creates an alert on the repository’s Security and quality tab with details about the exposed credential.docs.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Push protection
- Push protection proactively blocks secrets before they reach code.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Custom patterns
- Organizations can define regular expressions to detect organization-specific secrets not covered by default patterns.docs.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Generic patterns
- Generic patterns can detect secrets not tied to a specific provider, including private keys, connection strings, and generic API keys.docs.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- AI detection
- AI-detected secrets can identify unstructured secrets such as passwords.docs.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Provider integration
- GitHub partners with service providers to validate detected secrets and may notify a provider so it can take action, such as revoking the credential.docs.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Validity checks
- Validity checks determine whether a detected secret is still active and may contact its issuing service to check whether it was revoked.docs.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Public repositories
- Secret scanning runs automatically for free on public repositories.docs.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Private repository access
- Organization-owned private and internal repositories can use secret scanning with GitHub Secret Protection enabled on GitHub Team or GitHub Enterprise Cloud.docs.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Enterprise option
- GitHub Enterprise Server supports secret scanning for user-owned repositories when the enterprise has GitHub Secret Protection enabled.docs.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Public monitoring
- An enterprise can enable public monitoring to detect secrets its members leak in public repositories across GitHub.docs.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
Company
- Founded
- 2008github.com · 28 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, United Statesgithub.com · 28 Sept 2026
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Sources
- docs.github.com/en/code-security/concepts/secret-securi· checked 4 Oct 2026
- github.com/security/plans· checked 4 Oct 2026
- github.com/security/advanced-security· checked 28 Sept 2026