Deepfence SecretScanner vs Talisman
Deepfence SecretScanner
github.comTalisman
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| Figure | Deepfence SecretScanner | Talisman |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Secrets Scanning Software | 7.8 (#10) | 7.7 (#15) |
| License | The repository identifies an MIT license. | The documentation says Talisman is distributed under the MIT license. |
| Purpose | SecretScanner finds unprotected secrets in container images and file systems. | Talisman installs Git hooks that check outgoing changes for potential secrets before they leave a developer’s workstation. |
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Deepfence SecretScanner
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Talisman
Talisman is a free, open-source Git tool from ThoughtWorks that installs hooks to check outgoing changes for potential secrets before they leave a workstation. It runs as a pre-commit hook, pre-push hook, or standalone executable, with installation options for a global Git hook template, one repository, or the CLI. Detectors inspect encoded values, file contents, file sizes, high-entropy data, possible credit-card numbers, and filenames or extensions. The CLI can scan Git history for secrets that may already be committed and save reports. A .talismanrc file supports ignored files, allowed patterns, custom search patterns, and detector severity settings. Documentation describes integration with the pre-commit framework and Husky, and lists macOS, Linux, and Windows support. When a check finds a possible issue, Talisman reports the affected file and errors. It is MIT licensed and can be used in CI/CD. Documentation notes that forced-push secrets cannot be detected, and interactive ignore-file configuration is available only to non-Windows users.