Replace Gitleaks as our secret scanner
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- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 249
- Forks
- 176
- Avg merge
- 3d 8h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 20
Description
**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
Gitleaks has been superseded by other secret detection tools, which are reported to have lower false positive rates.
**Describe the solution you'd like**
Gitleaks is replaced by a more modern secret scanner, which should be be configurable through the git proxy config.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by locating the Gitleaks integration and the git proxy configuration entry point. Compare a modern secret scanner that offers lower false-positive rates, then verify that the replacement is configurable through the proxy config and that secret detection still works as expected.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100