Push protection
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A GitHub control that blocks commits or pushes containing detected secrets before they reach a repository.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 1 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by security coverage, with 0 in the last 30 days. Confidence 24%. Low accumulated evidence, so it defaults conservatively pending more signal.
Evidence (1)
- 7GitHub Blog·7/2/2026securityHow GitHub cleared over 20,000 secret scanning alerts
GitHub Security describes how it used Secret Scanning and push protection to find, triage, and remediate more than 20,000 secrets across its repositories. Most alerts were inactive test or fake credentials, while the remaining cases required coordinated cleanup across code, support tickets, incident notes, and other internal workflows.