A new open-source secret-scanning tool from the creator of Gitleaks aims to pick up where its widely used predecessor left off, with a reworked detection approach, more flexible validation, faster scanning, and greater control over its development.
The project, dubbed somewhat modestly “Betterleaks,” has secured sponsorship from Aikido, a billion-dollar security startup that’s backing a broad array of open source tooling.
For those unfamiliar with the intricacies of system security, secrets sit at the centre of modern software…
