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diff --git a/gitleaks/README b/gitleaks/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..be165d2 --- /dev/null +++ b/gitleaks/README @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +gitleaks (detect secrets in git repositories) + +Gitleaks is a fast, lightweight tool for detecting hardcoded secrets +such as API keys, passwords, and tokens in git repositories. It uses +a combination of regex pattern matching and entropy analysis to scan +commit history, staged files, and the working directory. + +It is commonly used as a pre-commit or pre-push git hook to prevent +accidental exposure of credentials before they reach a remote +repository. Over 150 secret types are supported out of the box, +and custom rules can be defined via a TOML configuration file. + +Gitleaks is distributed as a statically linked Go binary. No +runtime dependencies are required. + +Optional: A custom rules file can be passed at runtime: + gitleaks detect --config /path/to/config.toml + +Homepage: https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks |