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Finding Secrets in Source Code the DevOps Way

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Finding Secrets in Source Code the DevOps Way (PDF, 2.09MB)Published: 05 Jun, 2019
Created by:
Phillip Marlow

Secrets, such as private keys or API tokens, are regularly leaked by developers in source code repositories. In 2016, researchers found over 1500 Slack API tokens in public GitHub repositories belonging to major companies (Detectify Labs, 2016). Moreover, a single leak can lead to widespread effects in dependent projects (JS Foundation, 2018) or direct monetary costs (Mogull, 2014). Existing tools for detecting these leaks are designed for either prevention or detection during full penetration-test-style scans. This paper presents a way to reduce detection time by integrating incremental secrets scanning into a continuous integration pipeline.