# Repository Secret Scan

> A technique for scanning source and history for credentials before a change is accepted.

Record: `lexicon:repository-secret-scan`
Kind: technique
Layer: [Security Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/security-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-repository-secret-scan

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Retention Policy](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/retention-policy.md) and before [Default Deny](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/default-deny.md).

## Category

- [Security Privacy Compliance](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/security-privacy-compliance.md)

## Refactors

- [Secret Sprawl](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/secret-sprawl.md)

## Linked from

- [Anti-patterns](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-anti-patterns.md)