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TruffleHog

Find leaked credentials, API keys, and private tokens across git histories and cloud filesystems.

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LicenseAGPL-3.0
GitHub stars16.5k
Last commit1 weeks ago
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Secret ScannerLeaked Credentials DetectorApi Key VerifierGit Secret AuditSecurity
Overview

Why consider TruffleHog?

TruffleHog is an open-source secret scanning engine written in Go by Truffle Security. TruffleHog scans git repos, S3 buckets, filesystems, and Docker containers, actively verifying whether discovered API keys (AWS, GitHub, Slack, OpenAI) are live and accessible.

Guided learning

Learn TruffleHog by building

Practical setup notes, real use cases, and copy-ready examples in one focused guide.

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Overview of TruffleHog

TruffleHog detects and validates exposed cloud credentials across commit histories.

Quickstart

bash
1trufflehog git https://github.com/myorg/myrepo --only-verified

TruffleHog is licensed under the GNU AGPL-3.0 license.

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TruffleHog FAQs

TruffleHog is listed as a Developer Tools tool on TiloBox. Review the overview, features, and official documentation on this page to decide whether it solves your specific workflow.

Start with the project's GitHub repository and official website for supported installation and deployment instructions. Test the setup with representative data or a small project before rolling it out more widely.

TruffleHog is listed under the AGPL-3.0 license. Read the complete license text and the project's notices before using, modifying, or distributing the software.

Production readiness depends on your requirements. Review maintenance activity, security practices, documentation, backup and upgrade procedures, and compatibility with your stack; then validate it in a non-production environment.

TruffleHog is listed as an alternative to Gitleaks. Compare the core workflow, deployment model, integrations, and licensing against your must-have requirements before switching.