Non-provider patterns
Secret scanning can also alert you to the potential use of other types of secret in code, for example: HTTP authentication headers, connection strings, and private keys. These non-provider patterns are more difficult to detect reliably so this feature is not enabled by default.
Who can use this feature?
Scanning for non-provider patterns is available for the following repositories:
- Public, private, and internal repositories in organizations using GitHub Enterprise Cloud with GitHub Advanced Security enabled
Enabling secret scanning for non-provider patterns
You can enable secret scanning to detect additional potential secrets at the repository level.