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Protect your secrets using Gitleaks-Action

644 starsLast commit 1 months agoLatest v3.0.0
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Security 72Maintenance 79Popularity 52Reliability 70

Security signals

OpenSSF Scorecard5.3 / 10
SECURITY.md presentYes
Immutable releasesEnabled
Known vulnerabilitiesNone on record

How to use it safely

Recommended: pin to commit SHA
uses: gitleaks/gitleaks-action@e0c47f4f8be36e29cdc102c57e68cb5cbf0e8d1e # v3.0.0

Mutable tags like v3.0.0 can be rewritten to point at malicious commits. Pinning to the full commit SHA is the only reference GitHub guarantees immutable.

Full workflow example
steps:
  - uses: gitleaks/gitleaks-action@e0c47f4f8be36e29cdc102c57e68cb5cbf0e8d1e # v3.0.0

Score breakdown

Security (35%)72
Popularity (20%)52
Maintenance (30%)79
Reliability (15%)70

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