Secret scanners

Find API keys, passwords and tokens committed to code, git history and other places they should not be.

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Secret scanners
Tool	Sterne	Lizenz	Bedingungen	Selbst hostbar	Sprache	Neuestes Release	Letzter Push
Gitleaks	30k	MIT	Open Source	Nein	Go	v8.30.1	2026-09-30
TruffleHog	28k	AGPL-3.0	Open Source	Nein	Go	v3.98.1	2026-10-06
ggshield	2k	MIT	Open Source	Nein	Python	v1.55.0	2026-10-06
Kingfisher	1.3k	Apache-2.0	Open Source	Nein	Rust	v2.10.0	2026-10-06

4 Tools

Gitleaks

Find secrets with Gitleaks 🔑

Sprache: Go
Lizenz: MIT
Sterne: 30k
Neuestes Release: v8.30.1
Letzter Push: 2026-09-30

TruffleHog

Find, verify, and analyze leaked credentials

Sprache: Go
Lizenz: AGPL-3.0
Sterne: 28k
Neuestes Release: v3.98.1
Letzter Push: 2026-10-06

ggshield

Detect and validate 500+ types of hardcoded secrets with advanced checks. Use it as a pre-commit hook, GitHub Action, or CLI for proactive secret detection and security.

Sprache: Python
Lizenz: MIT
Sterne: 2k
Neuestes Release: v1.55.0
Letzter Push: 2026-10-06

Kingfisher

Detect secrets + live validation. Map blast radius. Revoke fast. Use the CLI or embed in Rust and Python.

Sprache: Rust
Lizenz: Apache-2.0
Sterne: 1.3k
Neuestes Release: v2.10.0
Letzter Push: 2026-10-06

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