Every developer knows that it's a bad idea to hardcode security credentials into source code. Yet it happens and when it does, the consequences can be dire. Until now, GitHub only made its secret ...

GitHub is rolling out support for the free scanning of exposed secrets (such as credentials and auth tokens) to all public repositories on its code hosting platform. Secret scanning is a security ...

The open source software development service has made it easier for developers using its public repositories to keep coding secrets and tokens close to the chest. Image: prima91/Adobe Stock ...

GitHub is making secrets scanning available for all public repositories and requiring all developers to enable two-factor authentication (2FA) for their accounts. The ...

GitHub has announced that its secret scanning alerts service is now generally available to all public repositories and can be enabled to detect leaked secrets across an entire publishing history.

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Over 39 million API keys, credentials, and other secrets leaked onto GitHub’s platform last year, but an update to its scanning tool could help stop that. The widely used cloud-based version-control ...

GitHub Secret Protection and GitHub Code Security will extend access to advanced code and secret scanning to organizations of all sizes. GitHub announced plans to unbundle its GitHub Advanced Security ...