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Find secrets with Gitleaks 🔑

Open sourceCreated November 7, 2026

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Community-run · not official
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MIT

Last commit Oct 28, 2026

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gitleaks: A secret detection tool for git repositories, files, and standard input.

What problem it solves Passwords, API keys, and tokens can be committed or stored unnoticed in source code and repository history. Developers need a way to scan repositories, directories, individual files, and streamed data to identify these secrets. Key features Multiple scanning modes — Scan local Git repositories, directories or files, and data supplied through standard input using the `git`, `…

github.comhttps://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks