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Custom patterns	Custom patterns	true	You can extend the capabilities of {% data variables.product.prodname_secret_scanning %} to search for your own patterns. These custom patterns can range from your service API keys to connection strings into cloud resources.	{% data reusables.gated-features.secret-scanning %}	ghes ghec * *	Secret scanning Advanced Security Repositories	/defining-custom-patterns-for-secret-scanning /managing-custom-patterns /about-generating-regular-expressions-with-ai /generating-regular-expressions-for-custom-patterns-with-ai /metrics-for-custom-patterns