Git Secret Scanner
Detects leaked secrets in Git repositories using pattern-based scanning with Gitleaks rule definitions and the GitHub Secret Scanning API. Identifies exposed API keys, tokens, and credentials across full commit history using git log --all -p analysis.
Installation
Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- brew install gitleaks
- docker pull zricethezav/gitleaks:latest
- docker run -v ${path_to_host_folder_to_scan}:/path zricethezav/gitleaks:latest [COMMAND] [OPTIONS] [SOURCE_PATH]
- docker pull ghcr.io/gitleaks/gitleaks:latest
Requirements and caveats from upstream:
Basic usage or getting-started notes:
Installing
bash
MacOS
Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gitleaks/gitleaks/HEAD/README.md