Secret scanning detects secrets in issues for free public repositories

Users with secret scanning enabled on their free public repositories will now receive alerts for any potential secrets exposed in an issue’s title, description, or comments, including historical revisions. Alerts can be viewed within the UI or the REST API.

New issues are being scanned starting today and existing issues will be scanned over the coming weeks. You can expect all public repositories to be fully scanned by September 1, 2023.

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