Secrets & Sensitive Data

depthfirst identifies credentials and sensitive data to understand each value, validates secrets that are still live, and surfaces real exposures to remediate.

Detected access tokens with validation status and secrets grouped by provider.
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Uncover hidden credential exposures

Discover hidden backdoors

depthfirst identifies code paths where specific inputs return authentication tokens or privileged access. These exposures live inside business logic, not configuration files.

Hidden recovery code path where a special input creates an admin session without requiring sign-in.

Surface legacy secrets still active

depthfirst scans the full codebase and validates what is still functional. Credentials committed months or years ago that remain live are surfaced with validation status attached, giving your team visibility into long-standing exposures.

Masked production API key committed 18 months ago and validated as still live with a successful authentication response.

Detect PII across your systems

depthfirst finds personally identifiable information across your codebase and data files, connecting via API or ingesting files directly to surface sensitive data wherever it lives.

Masked email, Social Security number, and phone findings across source code, an API response, and an exported file.

How depthfirst handles secrets and sensitive data

Detect credentials by context

depthfirst analyzes how your code uses values, how they authenticate, and what access they unlock. It identifies credentials based on their role in the code, not patterns or predefined formats.

Comparison of regex scanning and depthfirst contextual detection of credentials.

Validate which secrets are live

Every discovered credential is tested against the service it authenticates to. You see which secrets still work and which ones no longer matter, so your team focuses on real exposures that require action.

Credentials mapped to source files and services with live or revoked validation status.

Scan beyond your codebase

depthfirst analyzes your entire codebase including historical commits, and extends to data files and connected systems via API to surface PII and sensitive data wherever it lives.

Repository scan showing secrets across source, configuration, scripts, legacy code, and deployment files.

Designed for flexibility

CI/CD integration

PR scans run in your existing pipeline, flagging new secrets before they reach production.

Source code native

Findings surface as PR comments with one click to view full context and remediation steps.

Deep + PR scans

Deep scans cover the full repo and PR scans catch what is being introduced, all in one tool.

Rotation context

Each finding shows where the secret is used across your codebase, so your team rotates it safely.