Secrets Patterns Database
The largest open-source database of regex patterns for detecting secrets, API keys, passwords, and tokens in code.
What is Secrets Patterns Database?
Secrets Patterns DB is an open-source database containing over 1600 regular expressions for detecting secrets, API keys, passwords, tokens, and other sensitive data in code. It solves the problem of limited, high-quality regex patterns available for secret scanning tools, providing a curated and tested collection that security teams can use to enhance their application security programs.
Security engineers, AppSec teams, and developers who need to integrate secret detection into their CI/CD pipelines or security tooling, particularly those using tools like TruffleHog or Gitleaks.
Developers choose Secrets Patterns DB because it offers the largest open-source collection of validated regex patterns for secret detection, with built-in ReDoS protection and support for multiple tools, reducing the effort required to maintain and update detection rules.
Overview
Secrets Patterns DB: The largest open-source Database for detecting secrets, API keys, passwords, tokens, and more.
Use Cases
Best For
- Enhancing secret scanning in TruffleHog or Gitleaks deployments
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