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detecting-aws-credential-exposure-with-trufflehog
Scan source code repositories, CI/CD pipelines, and configuration files for exposed AWS credentials using TruffleHog, git-secrets, and AWS-native detection. Use when integrating secrets scanning into CI/CD, auditing repositories (including git history) for historically committed AWS keys, responding to a GuardDuty alert about credential use from an unexpected location, or verifying credential rotation removed all exposed keys.
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# Detecting AWS Credential Exposure with TruffleHog
## When to Use
- When integrating secrets detection into CI/CD pipelines to prevent credential commits reaching production
- When performing a security audit of existing repositories for historically committed AWS credentials
- When responding to an AWS GuardDuty alert about credential usage from an unexpected IP or region
- When onboarding repositories from acquired companies or third-party vendors
- When validating that credential rotation processes have removed all references to old access keys
**Do not use** for real-time credential monitoring (use AWS GuardDuty or Amazon Macie), for managing secrets (use AWS Secrets Manager or HashiCorp Vault), or for detecting non-credential sensitive data like PII (use Amazon Macie or DLP tools).
## Prerequisites
