Represents a GitHub secret scanning alert detected in a repository. Secret scanning alerts are raised when GitHub detects a known secret pattern (such as an API key, token, or credential) committed to a repository. The alert captures the secret type, validity status, and current resolution state.
Created by: Git-HoundSecretScanningAlert
Edges
The tables below list edges defined by the GitHound extension only. Additional edges to or from this node may be created by other extensions.
Inbound Edges
Outbound Edges
| Edge Type | Destination Node Types | Traversable |
|---|
| GH_ValidToken | GH_User | ✅ |
Properties
| Property Name | Data Type | Description |
|---|
| objectid | string | A deterministic Base64-encoded ID derived from the organization, repository, and alert number. |
| id | string | Same as objectid. |
| name | string | The alert number. |
| repository_name | string | The name of the repository where the secret was detected. |
| repository_id | string | The node_id of the repository. |
| repository_url | string | The HTML URL of the repository. |
| secret_type | string | The type of secret detected (e.g., github_personal_access_token, aws_access_key_id). |
| secret_type_display_name | string | A human-readable name for the secret type. |
| validity | string | The validity status of the detected secret (e.g., active, inactive, unknown). |
| state | string | The alert state (e.g., open, resolved). |
| created_at | datetime | When the alert was created. |
| updated_at | datetime | When the alert was last updated. |
| url | string | The HTML URL to view the alert on GitHub. |
Diagram
