trufflehog
Searches through git repositories for secrets
unsecured-credentialsRed Team
Toolunsecured-credentialsredLinuxKali LinuxPlatforms: Linux · Last verified September 6, 2026
This package contains a utitlity to search through git repositories for secrets, digging deep into commit history and branches. This is effective at finding secrets accidentally committed.
Only use this tool against systems you own or are explicitly authorized to test — see the disclaimer.
Getting started
Install on Kali Linux with `sudo apt install trufflehog`. See the official Kali tool page and upstream homepage linked above for full usage and configuration details.
