#1134176 RFP: betterleaks -- a better secrets scanner built for configurability and speed

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2026-04-17 11:51:54 UTC
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* Package name         : betterleaks
   Version                    : 1.1.2
   Upstream Author     : Zachary Rice
<15034943+zricethezav@users.noreply.github.com>
* URL                         : https://github.com/betterleaks/betterleaks
* License                    : MIT
   Programming Lang : Go
   Description             : A Better Secrets Scanner built for
configurability and speed

Betterleaks is the successor to Gitleaks
(https://packages.debian.org/trixie/gitleaks), created by the same
author.

Notable features:
 - Backwards-compatible with Gitleaks
 - Secrets validation
 - Significant engine and scanning optimizations
 - Recursive decoding of content (e.g., base64)
 - Improved false-positive filtering using a new methodology

I help maintain the project, and will gladly assist in any way that I can.