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CLOUDSEC-PRO · Question #187

An application security use case for secrets scanning is:

The correct answer is A. Detecting leaked API keys in public code commits. By scanning commits to public repositories, secrets scanning stops credential leaks that could be exploited immediately.

Application Security

Question

An application security use case for secrets scanning is:

Options

  • ADetecting leaked API keys in public code commits
  • BMonitoring network latency
  • CImproving desktop boot times
  • DEncrypting printer logs

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • A
    84% (31)
  • B
    8% (3)
  • C
    5% (2)
  • D
    3% (1)

Explanation

By scanning commits to public repositories, secrets scanning stops credential leaks that could be exploited immediately.

Topics

#secrets scanning#API key exposure#code commits#application security

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