# Secret scanning: Dry runs for organization-level custom patterns

DevFeed: [Secret scanning: Dry runs for organization-level custom patterns](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/secret-scanning-dry-runs-for-organization-level-custom-patterns-74104.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://github.blog/changelog/2022-04-08-secret-scanning-dry-runs-for-organization-level-custom-patterns>)

Author: Sidi Merzouk

Published: 2022-04-08T20:51:37Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [GitHub Changelog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/github-changelog.md>)

Topics: [Secret Scanning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/secret-scanning.md>), [dry-run](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dry-run.md>)

Tags: [dry-run](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dry-run.md>), [github-advanced-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-advanced-security.md>), [secret-scanning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secret-scanning.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

GitHub Advanced Security customers can dry run custom secret scanning patterns at the organization and repository levels. Admins can review a pattern's impact across selected repositories before publishing it and generating alerts.

## Source excerpt

GitHub Advanced Security customers can now dry run custom secret scanning patterns at the organization (and repository) level. Dry runs allow admins to understand a pattern's impact across an organization...