Clearer names for secret scanning detector types

UpdateJul 10, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

To make secret scanning easier to understand, we’re updating the names we use for our detector types to better reflect how each one finds secrets. This is a naming change only; detection behavior is exactly the same.

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https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-10-clearer-names-for-secret-scanning-detector-types

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