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| Product | GitHub Secret Protection by GitHub View product | TruffleHog View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | What does GitHub Secret Protection do? It covers bypass auditing. See typical use cases, cloud or on-premises deployment and how it compares to rivals. | What does TruffleHog do? It covers active credential verification and 800+ secret detectors. See typical use cases, cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals. |
| Product type | Real-Time Developer Credential Protection & Push Protection Solution | High-Performance Secret Scanner & Credential Leak Detection Engine |
| Best for | Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Telecommunications | Software Development, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Enterprise IT, FinTech |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudOn-Premise | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS; On-premises (GitHub Enterprise Server); GitHub Cloud; GitHub Enterprise Server | Open Source; CLI Tool; Cloud SaaS; CLI Tool; Open Source Binary; Cloud SaaS (TruffleHog Enterprise) |
| Data residency | United States; European Union; On-premises repository hosts | United States; AWS Cloud Infrastructure |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: yes | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | GitHub CloudGitHub Enterprise ServerGit CLI | Git RepositoriesDeveloper WorkstationsCI/CD Build RunnersCloud Buckets |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO/IEC 27001PCI DSSFedRAMP | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRAGPLv3 / Commercial Enterprise |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | GitHub ActionsAWSAzureGoogle CloudHashiCorp VaultSlack | GitHubGitLabBitbucketJiraSlackAWS S3DockerJenkins |
| Industries | TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentTelecommunications | Software DevelopmentDevOpsCybersecurityEnterprise ITFinTech |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | GitHub | Truffle Security |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, USA | United States |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 51-200 |
| Founded | 2008 | 2021 |
Overview
What it is
GitHub Secret Protection
What does GitHub Secret Protection do? It covers bypass auditing. See typical use cases, cloud or on-premises deployment and how it compares to rivals.TruffleHog
What does TruffleHog do? It covers active credential verification and 800+ secret detectors. See typical use cases, cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.Product type
GitHub Secret Protection
Real-Time Developer Credential Protection & Push Protection SolutionTruffleHog
High-Performance Secret Scanner & Credential Leak Detection EngineBest for
GitHub Secret Protection
Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, TelecommunicationsTruffleHog
Software Development, DevOps, Cybersecurity, Enterprise IT, FinTechPricing
Pricing model
GitHub Secret Protection
Contact VendorTruffleHog
Contact VendorFree trial
GitHub Secret Protection
Free trial: noTruffleHog
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
GitHub Secret Protection
TruffleHog
Deployment details
GitHub Secret Protection
Cloud SaaS; On-premises (GitHub Enterprise Server); GitHub Cloud; GitHub Enterprise ServerTruffleHog
Open Source; CLI Tool; Cloud SaaS; CLI Tool; Open Source Binary; Cloud SaaS (TruffleHog Enterprise)Data residency
GitHub Secret Protection
United States; European Union; On-premises repository hostsTruffleHog
United States; AWS Cloud InfrastructureKey features
What it offers
GitHub Secret Protection
- Push protection intercept
- Partner secret verification
- Custom regex pattern definitions
- Historical commit scanning
- Automated revocation webhooks
- Bypass auditing
- Credential leak prevention
- git push interception
TruffleHog
- Active credential verification (live API probing)
- 800+ secret detectors
- Pre-commit hook scanning
- CI/CD pipeline automation
- Enterprise multi-repo audits
- Git secret scanning
- Pre-commit credential leak prevention
- Active API key verification
Platform & access
API access
GitHub Secret Protection
API access: yesTruffleHog
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
GitHub Secret Protection
SSO: yesTruffleHog
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
GitHub Secret Protection
RBAC: yesTruffleHog
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
GitHub Secret Protection
Multi-tenant: yesTruffleHog
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
GitHub Secret Protection
Mobile app: yesTruffleHog
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
GitHub Secret Protection
TruffleHog
Compliance
GitHub Secret Protection
TruffleHog
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
GitHub Secret Protection
TruffleHog
Industries
GitHub Secret Protection
TruffleHog
Regions
GitHub Secret Protection
TruffleHog
Vendor
Company
GitHub Secret Protection
GitHubTruffleHog
Truffle SecurityHeadquarters
GitHub Secret Protection
San Francisco, California, USATruffleHog
United StatesCompany size
GitHub Secret Protection
10,000+TruffleHog
51-200Founded
GitHub Secret Protection
2008TruffleHog
2021