Why architecture matters here

Scanning fails without rotation + response. Architecture matters because detection alone isn't enough; response closes the loop.

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The architecture: every piece explained

The top strip is prevention + detection. Repo scanner. Pre-commit hook. CI scanner. History rewrite.

The middle row is response. Immediate rotation. False positive triage. Response runbook. Public repo watchers.

The lower rows are ops. Registry cleanup. Metrics. Ops — training + policy + audit.

Secrets scanning — repo scanners + CI hooks + rotation + false positives + responsekeep secrets out of codeRepo scannertrufflehog / gitleaksPre-commit hookblock pushCI scannerPR blockHistory rewritepurge from gitImmediate rotationassume compromisedFalse positive triageallowlist / verifyResponse runbookrotate + auditPublic repo watchersGitHub secret scanningRegistry cleanupcontainer images tooMetricsdetection + rotation MTTROps — training + policy + auditrotatetriagerespondexternalsweepmeasuremeasureoperateoperate
Secrets scanning: prevention + detection + response.
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End-to-end flow

End-to-end: dev commits + push. Pre-commit hook catches AWS key; commit rejected. Dev rotates key. Old repos scanned + purged. CI keeps watch for future.