About the secret scanning alerts page
When you enable secret scanning for a repository or push commits to a repository with secret scanning enabled, GitHub scans the contents for secrets that match patterns defined by service providers and any custom patterns defined in your enterprise, organization, or repository.
When secret scanning detects a secret, GitHub generates an alert. GitHub displays an alert in the Security tab of the repository.
Viewing alerts
Alerts for secret scanning are displayed under the Security tab of the repository.
- On GitHub, navigate to the main page of the repository.
- Under the repository name, click Security. If you cannot see the "Security" tab, select the dropdown menu, and then click Security.
- In the left sidebar, under "Vulnerability alerts", click Secret scanning.
- Under "Secret scanning", click the alert you want to view.
Filtering alerts
You can apply various filters to the alerts list to help you find the alerts you're interested in. You can use the dropdown menus above the alerts list, or input the qualifiers listed in the table into the search bar.
| Qualifier | Description |
|---|---|
is:open | Displays open alerts. |
is:closed | Displays closed alerts. |
validity:active | Displays alerts for secrets that are known to be active. For more information about validity statuses, see "Evaluating alerts from secret scanning." |
validity:inactive | Displays alerts for secrets that are no longer active. |
validity:unknown | Displays alerts for secrets where the validity status of the secret is unknown. |
secret-type:SECRET-NAME | Displays alerts for a specific secret type, for example, secret-type:github_personal_access_token. For a list of supported secret types, see "Supported secret scanning patterns." |
provider:PROVIDER-NAME | Displays alerts for a specific provider, for example, provider:github. For a list of supported partners, see "Supported secret scanning patterns." |