secret-scanning

To enable GitHub secret scanning and push protection, you configure the security features at the repository, organization, or enterprise level and manage exclusions via the .github/secret_scanning.yml file. This prevents credentials from entering your Git history.

Push protection blocks commits containing detected secrets before they enter the Git history. You can remediate blocked pushes by removing the secret, bypassing the block, or using a delegated bypass workflow for review and resolution.

Yes, you can create and manage custom secret patterns using regex for secret scanning. These custom patterns can be configured with optional push protection to detect proprietary credentials and prevent them from being pushed.

Delegated bypass is a workflow in GitHub secret scanning that allows designated reviewers to authorize a blocked push containing a potential secret. It provides a controlled mechanism for resolving push protection blocks without exposing credentials directly.

To triage and remediate secret scanning alerts, you review alert types, check validity and metadata, apply dismissal reasons if needed, and resolve the exposed credentials. This workflow reduces incident response load by managing credential exposure.

Yes, GitHub secret scanning configurations apply to repository, organization, and enterprise setups. You can enable security features, define custom patterns, and manage push protection and alert remediation workflows across all these organizational scopes.