truffleHog

Definition

truffleHog is an open-source tool designed to search through git repositories for sensitive information, such as API keys, passwords, and other secrets that may have been accidentally committed. It scans the history of a repository to identify high-entropy strings and patterns that match known secret formats, helping developers and security teams to detect and remediate potential security risks.

Secure Settings Example

# Example command to run truffleHog with secure settings
trufflehog --regex --entropy=True --max_depth=50 https://github.com/example/repo.git

This command uses truffleHog to scan a repository with regex pattern matching and entropy checks enabled, limiting the search to the last 50 commits to balance thoroughness with performance.

Insecure Settings Example

# Example of an insecure truffleHog command
trufflehog --max_depth=0 https://github.com/example/repo.git

This command sets --max_depth=0, which disables scanning of the commit history, potentially missing secrets that were introduced and removed in past commits.