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Deepfence SecretScanner

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Spec score 7.8 #10 of 24 in Secrets Scanning Software

Spec sheet

Purpose
SecretScanner finds unprotected secrets in container images and file systems.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
Support
The README directs users to GitHub issues for bugs or feature requests and to the Deepfence Community Slack for help.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
License
The repository identifies an MIT license.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
Detection coverage
It searches container and host file systems against a database of approximately 140 secret types.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
Download
The README provides a Docker build command and a command to pull the SecretScanner image from Quay.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
Intended use
The README says to use the tool only for legitimate detection of secrets on infrastructure you own.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
Output
It scans container images or local host directories and outputs a JSON file with details of secrets found.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
Related product
SecretScanner is also included in ThreatMapper, which identifies vulnerable dependencies and unprotected secrets in cloud native applications and ranks vulnerabilities by risk of exploit.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
Runtime requirement
The quick start instructs users to install Docker to scan a container image.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
Secret examples
The project names passwords, AWS access IDs and secret access keys, Google OAuth keys, API keys, encryption keys, SSH keys, and tokens as examples of secrets.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
Security contact
The security policy asks users to report security issues confidentially to [email protected].Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com
Suggested users
The project describes it as a lightweight way to scan images and file systems for possible secrets and review whether they should be removed from production deployments.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

SecretScanner Free Standalone tool · approximately 140 secret types Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

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