Secret Scanning
by Datadog · Cybersecurity · New York, United States
Finds exposed credentials in source code and pipelines before they reach production.
Datadog Secret Scanning finds exposed API keys, tokens and passwords in source code, repositories and CI/CD pipelines. It is integrated with version control systems and automatically blocks commits and merges containing sensitive information, validating exposures in real time with third-party providers to prioritize active threats. It is used by developers and security teams, including for validating machine-generated code from AI agents, to prevent credential leaks before deployment.
What Secret Scanning does
- Exposed credential detection
- Commit and merge blocking
- Real-time third-party credential validation
- Severity scoring
- AI-generated code scanning
- CI/CD integration
What Secret Scanning is used for
- Preventing credential leaks
- Securing AI-generated code
- Reducing false positives in secret detection
About Datadog
Integrated cloud monitoring, security and observability platform for infrastructure and applications.
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