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Deepfence SecretScanner vs Talisman

Deepfence SecretScanner

github.com

Talisman

thoughtworks.github.io

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FigureDeepfence SecretScannerTalisman
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial——
Open source——
Windows—Yes
macOS—Yes
LinuxYesYes
Self-hostedYes—
Plans published11
Spec score · Secrets Scanning Software7.8 (#10)7.7 (#15)
LicenseThe repository identifies an MIT license.The documentation says Talisman is distributed under the MIT license.
PurposeSecretScanner 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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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.

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