Troubleshooting secret scanning and push protection

If you have problems with secret scanning or push protection, you can use these tips to help resolve issues.

Who can use this feature?

Secret scanning is available for the following repositories:

  • Public repositories (for free)
  • Private and internal repositories in organizations using GitHub Enterprise Cloud with GitHub Advanced Security enabled
  • User-owned repositories for GitHub Enterprise Cloud with Enterprise Managed Users

Troubleshooting secret scanning

When using secret scanning to detect secrets in your repository, or secrets about to be committed into your repository, you may need to troubleshoot unexpected issues.