Main Points:
– GitHub announced an improvement to its secret scanning feature.
– The improvement extends validity checks to popular services such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google, Microsoft, and Slack.
– Validity checks alert users to whether exposed tokens found by secret scanning are active.
– This enables users to take effective remediation measures.
– Microsoft introduced the validity checks earlier this year.
Think of GitHub as that diligent detective who not only finds your lost keys but also tells you exactly which doors they open. GitHub somewhat recently announced an improvement to its secret scanning feature that extends validity checks to popular services like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google, Microsoft, and Slack. For those who feel like they just walked into a tech version of a Agatha Christie novel, secret scanning is a tool that searches for sensitive data accidentally exposed in code repositories and takes action to secure them.
Earlier this year, GitHub played its Ace: the introduction of validity checks. These checks alert you, faster than your suspicious significant other can, whether exposed tokens found by secret scanning are still active. Word for the code-wise: These tokens grant access to sensitive portions of your applications, so remember it’s more than just a game of hide and seek.
This addition of validity checks provides more than just a “1902 telegram” heads-up. Knowing which tokens are active empowers the users to take effective remediation measures. This is like getting a heads up about which skeleton in the closet just sprouted legs and started walking around. In other words, this feature is your new best friend for effective damage control.
The extended validity check now has its claws in popular services like AWS, Google, Microsoft, and Slack. Whether this collaboration was fuelled by a round of drinks at the bar or a mutual interest in keeping secrets secret, the result is a tightened security for all the platforms. Plus, now GitHub is serving tech realness with a side of inclusive security.
In the tech soap opera of the year, GitHub has announced an improvement to its secret scanning feature with the extension of validity checks. These checks, first introduced by parent Microsoft earlier this year, will now alert users if exposed tokens found in the secret scan are still active which will allow users to take effective remediation measures and ensure a comprehensive platform security across AWS, Google, Microsoft, and Slack. Okay, GitHub, we see you, Mr. Efficient!
Original Article: https://thehackernews.com/2023/10/githubs-secret-scanning-feature-now.html
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