Check Secrets

check-secrets

Scan the codebase for potential secret leaks before commits.

Trigger Examples

• "Check for secrets"
• "Scan for leaks"
• "Security check"
• "Are there any hardcoded secrets?"

Execution Flow

1. Define Detection Patterns

High-risk patterns:

• API keys: ['\"]?[A-Z0-9_]{20,}['\"]?
• Bearer tokens: Bearer\s+[A-Za-z0-9\-._~+/]+=*
• Private keys: -----BEGIN (RSA |EC |OPENSSH )?PRIVATE KEY-----
• OAuth secrets: client_secret['\"]?\s*[:=]\s*['\"]?[A-Za-z0-9\-_]{20,}
• GCP service account keys: "type":\s*"service_account"
• AWS credentials: AKIA[0-9A-Z]{16}

Project-specific patterns:

• Hardcoded project IDs: koborin-ai (outside of variable assignments or docs)
• Email addresses: @koborin\.ai

Safe patterns (excluded):

• Environment variable references: process.env., $\{, TF_VAR_
• Placeholder values: <PROJECT_ID>, YOUR_API_KEY, dummy, example
• Test fixtures: files under __tests__/, *.test.ts, *.spec.ts

2. Scan the Codebase

Use git ls-files to get tracked files:

git ls-files | grep -v -E '\.(png|jpg|jpeg|gif|svg|woff|woff2|ttf|eot|ico|pdf)$' | \
  grep -v -E '^(node_modules|\.next|dist|build|coverage)/'

3. Filter False Positives

Remove known safe occurrences:

• Lines containing process.env. or TF_VAR_
• Template files (.env.example, .env.template)
• Lines with placeholder patterns (<...>, YOUR_..., REPLACE_ME)

4. Categorize Findings

Critical (immediate action required):

• Private keys, service account JSON
• Hardcoded passwords or tokens
• Real API keys with valid format

Warning (review recommended):

• Suspicious long strings that might be keys
• Hardcoded project IDs outside infrastructure code

Info (low risk):

• Company name in unexpected places
• Domain references in application code

5. Display Results

CRITICAL: Potential private key detected
  File: infra/shared/main.tf
  Line: 42
  Match: -----BEGIN PRIVATE KEY-----

WARNING: Hardcoded project ID
  File: app/src/lib/api-client.ts
  Line: 15
  Match: const PROJECT = "koborin-ai"

Summary:
- Critical: 1 finding(s)
- Warning: 1 finding(s)

Review these findings before committing.

Project-Specific Rules

For koborin-ai:

• Allow koborin-ai in infra/ and README.md
• Flag it in app/src/ unless from environment variable
• Allow email addresses in documentation
• Flag GCP project IDs when hardcoded outside Pulumi config

Notes

• This is static analysis only; cannot detect runtime-loaded secrets
• Always review findings manually
• Run before every commit
• Never commit real secrets even if undetected