Developer tools

GitGuardian CLI (ggshield)

Take GitGuardian’s secrets detection engine to the command line with ggshield, the GitGuardian CLI application. Detect and prevent 350+ types of hardcoded secrets (API keys, certificates, database connection URLs) and 70+ Infrastructure-as-Code misconfigurations before pushing code, with ggshield.

User guide

Quick start guide

Learn how to install ggshield on your MacOS, Linux or Windows machine, generate a GitGuardian API key, and start scanning.

Integrate ggshield into pre-commit hooks

Learn how to quickly set up ggshield with pre-commit git hooks to prevent hardcoded secrets from reaching the codebase.

Integrate ggshield into CI/CD pipelines

Learn how to quickly set up ggshield to detect secrets or Infra-as-Code (IaC) weaknesses in your CI/CD pipelines.

Resources

Docker image scanning

Learn how to scan Docker images for secrets, before publishing them to your internal registries.

Infra as Code security scanning

Learn how ggshield’s iac command can help you scan your Terraform repositories and files for 70+ misconfigurations:

Release notes

Read the latest ggshield feature updates in the official release notes.

ggshield command reference

Learn how to use ggshield commands and their different options.