---
title: Working with secret scanning and push protection
shortTitle: Work with secret scanning
allowTitleToDifferFromFilename: true
intro: 'Avoid leaking sensitive data by blocking pushes containing tokens and other secrets.'
product: '{% data reusables.gated-features.secret-scanning %}'
versions:
  fpt: '*'
  ghes: '*'
  ghec: '*'
topics:
  - Secret scanning
  - Secret Protection
  - Repositories
children:
  - /remediating-a-leaked-secret
  - /push-protection-for-users
  - /working-with-push-protection-from-the-command-line
  - /working-with-push-protection-from-the-rest-api
  - /working-with-push-protection-in-the-github-ui
  - /working-with-push-protection-and-the-github-mcp-server
redirect_from:
  - /code-security/secret-scanning/working-with-push-protection
  - /code-security/secret-scanning/pushing-a-branch-blocked-by-push-protection
---