# techgaun/github-dorks

Find leaked secrets via github search

Repository: https://github.com/techgaun/github-dorks
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/github-dorks
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: security-audit, github-dork, hacktoberfest, dork, dorker, hacking
Last push: 2025-10-05T15:51:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 43/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 45, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3979, "days_push": 332, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3271, forks 645 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:53.077308+00:00)

## What it is
A Python CLI tool that automates GitHub code searches using a curated list of dorks to find leaked secrets like credentials, private keys, and tokens in repositories. It can scan a single repo or all repos of a user/organization, including GitHub Enterprise instances.

## Use cases
- find leaked secrets in github repos
- scan my organization for exposed credentials
- audit github repositories for sensitive data
- search github for leaked api keys and tokens
- run github dorks for penetration testing
- detect accidentally committed private keys

## When to choose
- you want an automated, dork-list-driven scan of GitHub repos for sensitive data
- you need to audit your own or an organization's repositories for leaked credentials
- you use GitHub Enterprise and want to search it for secrets

## When to avoid
- you need real-time secret scanning in CI or pre-commit hooks - use tools like gitleaks or trufflehog instead
- you need polished output formatting or categorized dork results
- you want broad platform coverage beyond GitHub

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: security, search-engine, vulnerability-scanning, osint, cli
- domain: security, osint, developer-tools, penetration-testing
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform
- tags: github-dorks, secret-detection, github-search, pentesting, credential-leaks, docker

## Member repositories
- techgaun/github-dorks (main) score 43

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:53.077308+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:43:49.465105+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/techgaun/github-dorks (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:53.077308+00:00, sha af81a507cb74)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.