Chore: [AEA-0000] - use gitleaks for secret scanning#2973
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Pull request overview
Switches the repository’s local secret-scanning pre-commit hook from git-secrets to gitleaks, and updates supporting security-scanning configuration.
Changes:
- Replace the existing pre-commit secret scanning hook with a
gitleaks-based hook. - Add a
.gitleaksignorefile to suppress known findings. - Extend
.grype.yamlignores for an additional GHSA.
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Copilot reviewed 4 out of 4 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.
| File | Description |
|---|---|
.pre-commit-config.yaml |
Replaces the secret-scanning pre-commit hook command to run gitleaks |
.grype.yaml |
Adds an additional vulnerability ignore entry |
.gitleaksignore |
Introduces gitleaks ignore fingerprints for known findings |
.gitallowed |
Removes the previous git-secrets allowlist file |
| - -c | ||
| - 'git-secrets --pre_commit_hook' | ||
| - "gitleaks git --pre-commit --redact --staged --verbose" | ||
| language: system |
| description: git-secrets scans commits, commit messages, and --no-ff merges to prevent adding secrets into your git repositories. | ||
| - id: gitleaks | ||
| name: Git Leaks | ||
| description: gitleaks scans commits, commit messages, and --no-ff merges to prevent adding secrets into your git repositories. |
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use gitleaks for secret scanning