GitGuardian is a code security platform that detects hardcoded secrets and unauthorized access in software supply chains, enabling developers to remediate vulnerabilities before code deployment. By integrating with Git workflows and providing automated incident management, it enhances security efficiency and reduces the time spent on threat resolution.
Funding
$58.5M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Organizations face challenges in preventing the accidental exposure of sensitive information, such as API keys, database credentials, and certificates, within their software development lifecycle. Hardcoded secrets in code, productivity tools, and environments increase the risk of unauthorized access and data breaches. Detecting and remediating these leaks across the software supply chain can be time-consuming and inefficient.
Solution
GitGuardian provides a secrets detection and remediation platform that helps organizations secure their code and prevent data leaks. The platform scans code, productivity tools, and environments for hardcoded secrets, offering real-time detection and automated incident management. By integrating with Git workflows and CI/CD pipelines, GitGuardian enables developers and security teams to identify and remediate vulnerabilities early in the development process. The platform's unified incident management system centralizes incidents across various tools, providing a holistic view and facilitating swift remediation.
Target Audience
GitGuardian is designed for developers, security engineers, SecOps analysts, and application security teams who need to prevent secrets leaks, manage non-human identities, and secure their software supply chain.
Features
- Real-time secrets detection in code, productivity tools, and environments
- Support for 482+ types of hardcoded secrets, IaC misconfigurations, and SCA issues
- ggshield CLI tool for pre-commit hooks and CI/CD integration
- Unified incident management for centralized remediation across source control and productivity tools
- Automated playbooks for streamlining security engineers' workload and speeding remediation
- Comprehensive scanning of public and private repositories, including GitHub
- Integration with VSCode and Cursor for real-time secret detection within the IDE
- Public monitoring to detect company-related secrets on public GitHub
- Honeytoken to detect intrusions and code leakage