Cloud-based repository hosting service GitHub said it took the step of replacing its RSA SSH host key used to secure Git operations "out of an abundance of caution" after it was briefly exposed in a public repository.
The activity, which was carried out at 05:00 UTC on March 24, 2023, is said to have been undertaken as a measure to prevent any bad actor from impersonating the service or
GitHub on Thursday said it is making available its secret scanning service to all public repositories on the code hosting platform for free.
"Secret scanning alerts notify you directly about leaked secrets in your code," the companyΒ said, adding it's expected to complete the rollout by the end of January 2023.Β
Secret scanning isΒ designedΒ to examine repositories for access tokens, private keys,