Deepfence SecretScanner

Linux · Self-hosted

Freedom report

Two barsScore 5.9

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Deepfence SecretScanner is ranked #52 of 99 in file manager software on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.

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SecretScanner Free Standalone tool · approximately 140 secret types github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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The record

Purpose: SecretScanner finds unprotected secrets in container images and file systems.
Detection coverage: It searches container and host file systems against a database of approximately 140 secret types.
Secret examples: The project names passwords, AWS access IDs and secret access keys, Google OAuth keys, API keys, encryption keys, SSH keys, and tokens as examples of secrets.
Output: It scans container images or local host directories and outputs a JSON file with details of secrets found.
Related product: SecretScanner is also included in ThreatMapper, which identifies vulnerable dependencies and unprotected secrets in cloud native applications and ranks vulnerabilities by risk of exploit.
Download: The README provides a Docker build command and a command to pull the SecretScanner image from Quay.
Runtime requirement: The quick start instructs users to install Docker to scan a container image.
License: The repository identifies an MIT license.
Security contact: The security policy asks users to report security issues confidentially to [email protected].
Support: The README directs users to GitHub issues for bugs or feature requests and to the Deepfence Community Slack for help.
Intended use: The README says to use the tool only for legitimate detection of secrets on infrastructure you own.
Suggested users: The project describes it as a lightweight way to scan images and file systems for possible secrets and review whether they should be removed from production deployments.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best File Manager Software in 2026#52 of 99
Best Terminal File Managers in 2026#10 of 28
Best Secrets Scanning Software in 2026#11 of 23

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Sources

github.com/deepfence/SecretScanner· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/deepfence/SecretScanner/blob/release-2.· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/deepfence/SecretScanner/blob/release-2.· checked 4 Oct 2026