We build the best secrets detection algorithm on the market with more than %ndet% specific detectors plus generic detectors.
Secure your software development lifecycle with enterprise-grade secrets detection. Eliminate blind spots with our automated, battle-tested detection engine.
There’s no secret we can’t find
There’s no secret we can’t find
With hundreds of built-in secret detectors scanning thousands of git repositories, GitGuardian secret scanning brings everything to light. Build custom detectors to enhance your scans for secrets unique to your organization.
With hundreds of built-in secret detectors scanning thousands of git repositories, GitGuardian brings everything to light. Build custom detectors to enhance your scans for secrets unique to your organization.
Precise, real-time detection without the hassle
Precise, real-time detection without the hassle
High-efficiency detection proven by billions of commits. GitGuardian is fast, robust, and battle-tested — we’ve scanned over %dscb% billion commits pushed to public GitHub repositories since 2018.
High-efficiency detection proven by billions of commits. GitGuardian is fast, robust, and battle-tested — we’ve scanned over 3 billion commits pushed to public GitHub repositories since 2018.
Remediation in hours, not days
Remediation in hours,
not days
GitGuardian unites developer and security teams with cross-functional data for in-depth investigation and remediation. Enable shift-left testing using your existing systems, teams, and processes.
GitGuardian unites developer and security teams with cross-functional data for in-depth investigation and remediation. Enable shift-left testing using your existing systems, teams, and processes.
Discover vulnerabilities early and collaboratively, then harness rapid remediation to save time, money, and paperwork.
Discover vulnerabilities early and collaboratively, then harness rapid remediation to save time, money, and paperwork.
Developers
Cover your code
Cover your code
Automatically scan public and private code changes. Get alerted when you expose a secret, then remediate quickly to minimize impact.
Automatically scan public and private code changes. Get alerted when you expose a secret, then remediate quickly to minimize impact.
SECURITY TEAMS
Act on timely and high fidelity alerts
Act on timely and high fidelity alerts
Reduce the risk of secrets exposure. Save your AppSec team time and effort and enable incident response experts to accelerate remediation with easy-to-use reports.
Reduce the risk of secrets exposure. Save your AppSec team time and effort and enable incident response experts to accelerate remediation with easy-to-use reports.
CLOUD OPERATIONS
Never deploy a secret again
Never deploy
a secret again
Deploy secure code with native integrations. Plug into your CI/CD pipeline to discover vulnerabilities.
Deploy secure code with native integrations. Plug into your CI/CD pipeline to discover vulnerabilities.
GitGuardian integrates seamlessly with your SDLC
Slack
Drone CI
Circle CI
Bitbucket
ServiceNow
Discord
PagerDuty
Splunk
Jira
Docker
GitHub
GitLab
Jenkins CI
Travis CI
Azure pipelines
Sumo Logic
Githooks
Modern secrets detection employs sophisticated pattern matching algorithms combined with entropy analysis to identify exposed credentials in source code. GitGuardian's detection engine utilizes over %ndet% specific detectors that recognize unique patterns for different service providers, from AWS access keys with their distinctive "AKIA" prefix to GitHub personal access tokens following the "ghp_" format.
The detection process operates through multiple layers: first, regex-based pattern matching identifies potential secrets based on known formats; second, entropy analysis evaluates the randomness of strings to catch generic high-entropy secrets; and third, contextual validation reduces false positives by analyzing surrounding code context. This multi-layered approach ensures comprehensive coverage while maintaining the precision necessary for enterprise environments.
Advanced features like custom detector creation allow organizations to detect proprietary API keys and internal service credentials unique to their infrastructure. The engine's real-time scanning capability processes commits as they're pushed, enabling immediate detection and remediation before secrets propagate through the development pipeline.