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Enabling Copilot secret scanning's generic secret detection Enable generic secret detection You can enable {% data variables.secret-scanning.generic-secret-detection %} for your repository or organization. Alerts for generic secrets, such as passwords, are displayed in a separate list on the {% data variables.product.prodname_secret_scanning %} alerts page. true {% data reusables.permissions.security-repo-enable %}
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Enabling {% data variables.secret-scanning.generic-secret-detection %}

{% data reusables.secret-scanning.generic-secret-detection-policy-note %}

You can enable {% data variables.secret-scanning.generic-secret-detection %} in the security settings page of your repository or organization.

{% data reusables.secret-scanning.copilot-secret-scanning-generic-secrets-subscription-note %}

Enabling {% data variables.secret-scanning.generic-secret-detection %} for your repository

{% data reusables.repositories.navigate-to-repo %} {% data reusables.repositories.sidebar-settings %} {% data reusables.repositories.navigate-to-code-security-and-analysis %}

  1. Under "{% data variables.product.prodname_secret_protection %}", to the right of "Scan for generic passwords", click Enable.

Enabling {% data variables.secret-scanning.generic-secret-detection %} for your organization

You must configure {% data variables.secret-scanning.generic-secret-detection %} for your organization using a {% data variables.product.prodname_custom_security_configuration %}. You can then apply the {% data variables.product.prodname_security_configuration %} to all (or selected) repositories in your organization.

  1. Create a new {% data variables.product.prodname_custom_security_configuration %}, or edit an existing one. See AUTOTITLE.
  2. When creating the custom security configuration, ensure that "{% data variables.product.prodname_secret_protection %}" is set to Enabled, and that the dropdown menu for "Scan for generic secrets" is also set to Enabled.
  3. Apply the {% data variables.product.prodname_custom_security_configuration %} to one or more repositories. For more information, see Applying a {% data variables.product.prodname_custom_security_configuration %}.

For information on how to view alerts for generic secrets that have been detected using AI, see AUTOTITLE.

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