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Troubleshooting secret scanning and push protection

If you have problems with secret scanning or push protection, you can use these tips to help resolve issues.

Who can use this feature?

Secret scanning is available for the following repositories:

  • Organization-owned repositories with GitHub Advanced Security enabled
  • for an enterprise with GitHub Advanced Security enabled

Troubleshooting secret scanning

When using secret scanning to detect secrets in your repository, or secrets about to be committed into your repository, you may need to troubleshoot unexpected issues.