# Secret scanning updates -- November 2025

DevFeed: [Secret scanning updates -- November 2025](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/secret-scanning-updates-november-2025-72154.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://github.blog/changelog/2025-12-02-secret-scanning-updates-november-2025>)

Author: Allison

Published: 2025-12-02T16:50:31Z

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>), [private key](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/private-key.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>)

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## AI overview

GitHub Secret Scanning added 24 secret types from new providers in November 2025, expanded detection for private keys and escaped newlines, and improved metadata and AWS key validity checks. It also began reporting secrets found in unlisted gists to scanning partners.

## Source excerpt

GitHub secret scanning continually adds support for new secret types. The following updates were made during the month of November. New provider patterns: Secret scanning added 24 new secret types...