---
title: Non-provider patterns
shortTitle: Non-provider patterns
allowTitleToDifferFromFilename: true
intro: '{% data variables.product.prodname_secret_scanning_caps %} can also alert you to the potential use of other types of secret in code, for example: HTTP authentication headers, connection strings, and private keys. These non-provider patterns are more difficult to detect reliably so this feature is not enabled by default.'
product: '{% data reusables.gated-features.secret-scanning-non-provider-patterns %}'
versions:
  feature: secret-scanning-non-provider-patterns
topics:
  - Secret scanning
  - Secret Protection
  - Repositories
children:
  - /enabling-secret-scanning-for-non-provider-patterns
---