Secret scanning will scan:

The correct answer is B. the GitHub repository. GitHub's secret scanning is a GitHub-native feature that scans content within GitHub repositories. It is not a general-purpose tool for arbitrary Git repositories (e.g., self-hosted GitLab or bare Git repos), CI systems, or external services. It inspects commits, branches…

Secret Scanning

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Options

Aa continuous integration system.
Bthe GitHub repository.
Cany Git repository.
Dexternal services.

How the community answered

(65 responses)

A
3% (2)
B
95% (62)
D
2% (1)

Explanation

GitHub's secret scanning is a GitHub-native feature that scans content within GitHub repositories. It is not a general-purpose tool for arbitrary Git repositories (e.g., self-hosted GitLab or bare Git repos), CI systems, or external services. It inspects commits, branches, wikis, issues, pull requests, and other GitHub-hosted content for known secret patterns. Choices A, C, and D are out of scope: secret scanning does not natively audit CI pipelines, generic Git servers, or third-party platforms.

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#Secret scanning scope#GitHub repositories#GHAS features

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