Suggested feature
Integrate ThoughtWorks Talisman tool which detects and prevents secrets from getting checked into version control:
By hooking into the pre-push hook provided by Git, Talisman validates the outgoing changeset for things that look suspicious - such as authorization tokens and private keys.
This prevents sensitive data from leaking which is a severe security risk. Andrzej Dyjak recently conducted an experiment that showed that an AWS token was abused after 11 (!) minutes after being leaked to GitHub.
There is a Node-wrapper for Talisman that makes integration easy.
Alternatives
I have not researched other tools or alternatives yet.
Potential downsides
This might slow down developer productivity if it takes too long to run on push.
Suggested feature
Integrate ThoughtWorks Talisman tool which detects and prevents secrets from getting checked into version control:
This prevents sensitive data from leaking which is a severe security risk. Andrzej Dyjak recently conducted an experiment that showed that an AWS token was abused after 11 (!) minutes after being leaked to GitHub.
There is a Node-wrapper for Talisman that makes integration easy.
Alternatives
I have not researched other tools or alternatives yet.
Potential downsides
This might slow down developer productivity if it takes too long to run on push.