force-push-scanner
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🎯 Best for:Security teams auditing for accidental credential leaks in modified Git history.
What is force-push-scanner?
A specialized security scanner that identifies leaked secrets in commits that have been force-pushed or deleted on GitHub. It utilizes GH Archive data to locate dangling objects that remain in GitHub's infrastructure despite history rewrites.
Tech Stack
PythonDevOps & CI/CD
Why force-push-scanner?
- • Finds 'unfindable' leaks
- • Leverages public archives
- • Automated scanning
Limitations
- • High false positive potential
- • Requires GH Archive processing
- • CLI only
2/28/2026
Last Update
35
Forks
6
Issues
AGPL-3.0
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on TruffleHog)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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