noseyparker ☆
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Description:
Finds secrets and sensitive information in textual data and Git history
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  @praetorianinc  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Security
Tags: security secrets-detection devsecops git-scanning pentesting
Install: brew install noseyparker
About:
Noseyparker is a high-performance secrets scanning tool that analyzes textual data and Git history to detect sensitive information like API keys and credentials. It utilizes regex-based rules and ML-enhanced detection to identify hardcoded secrets across repositories and file systems. The tool provides detailed reports to help security teams remediate exposed credentials before they can be exploited.
Key Features:
  • Scans Git history in addition to current files
  • High-performance scanning using Rust
  • Built-in ruleset for common secret patterns
  • Supports multiple output formats (JSON, SARIF)
  • Minimal false positive rate with customizable rules
Use Cases:
  • Auditing Git repositories for accidentally committed secrets
  • CI/CD pipeline integration for pre-commit secret detection
  • Incident response and forensic analysis of data breaches
  • Periodic security scanning of codebases and file systems
Alternatives:
  • gitleaks – Noseyparker is generally faster and better at scanning large Git histories, while gitleaks is more commonly used in pre-commit hooks
  • truffleHog – Noseyparker offers better performance and more structured output formats compared to truffleHog's Python-based implementation
  • git-secrets – Noseyparker provides comprehensive scanning of existing history, whereas git-secrets focuses primarily on preventing new commits
Version History
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Sep 16, 2025 4:16pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 93b09a27
Oct 4, 2024 10:14pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 5553a9a5
Oct 4, 2024 6:47pm 0 VERSION_BUMP c88e2a4c
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