# Secret scanning expands default pattern and push protection support

DevFeed: [Secret scanning expands default pattern and push protection support](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/secret-scanning-expands-default-pattern-and-push-protection-support-72641.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://github.blog/changelog/2025-04-14-secret-scanning-expands-default-pattern-and-push-protection-support>)

Author: Allison

Published: 2025-04-14T17:46:31Z

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>), [Security, Identity, & Compliance](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security-identity-compliance.md>)

Tags: [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [push-protection](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/push-protection.md>), [repositories](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/repositories.md>), [secret-scanning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secret-scanning.md>)

## AI overview

GitHub updates the default secret-scanning pattern set with new patterns and upgrades to existing ones. Secret scanning detects matching secrets in repositories, and push protection blocks pushes containing secrets that match the upgraded patterns when the feature is enabled.

## Source excerpt

GitHub regularly updates the default pattern set for secret scanning with new patterns and upgrades of existing patterns, ensuring your repositories have comprehensive detection for different secret types. The following...