Secret scanning extended metadata and multipart validation
GAVerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026
To help you understand ownership and impact of a leaked secret, GitHub secret scanning surfaces enriched metadata for supported secret types. Extended metadata checks are now generally available, including support for multipart validators with supplementary metadata. What’s new?
Topics: Security, Developer tools, Performance
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