GitLeaks

GitLeaks is an open-source tool used for scanning Git repositories to identify potential secrets or sensitive information that may have been committed accidentally. It is primarily used for detecting and preventing the inadvertent leakage of sensitive data, such as API keys, passwords, access tokens, and other confidential information.

GitHub: https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks

Installation

# MacOS
brew install gitleaks

# Docker (DockerHub)
docker pull zricethezav/gitleaks:latest
docker run -v ${path_to_host_folder_to_scan}:/path zricethezav/gitleaks:latest [COMMAND] --source="/path" [OPTIONS]

# Docker (ghcr.io)
docker pull ghcr.io/gitleaks/gitleaks:latest
docker run -v ${path_to_host_folder_to_scan}:/path gitleaks/gitleaks:latest [COMMAND] --source="/path" [OPTIONS]

# From Source
git clone https://github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks.git
cd gitleaks
make build

Usage:
  gitleaks [command]

Available Commands:
  completion  generate the autocompletion script for the specified shell
  detect      detect secrets in code
  help        Help about any command
  protect     protect secrets in code
  version     display gitleaks version

Flags:
  -b, --baseline-path string       path to baseline with issues that can be ignored
  -c, --config string              config file path
                                   order of precedence:
                                   1. --config/-c
                                   2. env var GITLEAKS_CONFIG
                                   3. (--source/-s)/.gitleaks.toml
                                   If none of the three options are used, then gitleaks will use the default config
      --exit-code int              exit code when leaks have been encountered (default 1)
  -h, --help                       help for gitleaks
  -l, --log-level string           log level (trace, debug, info, warn, error, fatal) (default "info")
      --max-target-megabytes int   files larger than this will be skipped
      --no-color                   turn off color for verbose output
      --no-banner                  suppress banner
      --redact                     redact secrets from logs and stdout
  -f, --report-format string       output format (json, csv, sarif) (default "json")
  -r, --report-path string         report file
  -s, --source string              path to source (default ".")
  -v, --verbose                    show verbose output from scan

Use "gitleaks [command] --help" for more information about a command.

Basic examples:

gitleaks detect

gitleaks detect -v