Verify No Old Secrets Exist in Repository

Type: Rule
ID: github-repo-old-secrets
Source: v2/rules/github/repository/old-secrets.yaml
Rego Source: old-secrets.rego
Labels: GitHub, Repository

Verify secrets in the GitHub repository are not older than the specified threshold.

note

This rule requires Github Repository Discovery Evidence. See here for more details.

tip

Signed Evidence for this rule IS NOT required by default but is recommended.

warning

Rule requires evaluation with a target. Without one, it will be disabled unless the --all-evidence flag is provided.

Usage example

uses: github/repository/old-secrets@v2

Mitigation

Ensures that secrets are rotated regularly, reducing the risk of compromised secrets.

Description

This rule ensures that secrets in the GitHub repository are not older than the specified threshold. It performs the following steps:

1. Checks the repository settings for secrets.
2. Verifies that the age of each secret does not exceed the specified threshold.

Evidence Requirements:

• Evidence must be provided by the Scribe Platform's CLI tool through scanning GitHub repository settings.

Evidence Requirements

Field	Value
signed	False
content_body_type	generic
target_type	data
predicate_type	http://scribesecurity.com/evidence/discovery/v0.1
labels	- platform=github - asset_type=repository

Rule Parameters (with)

Parameter	Default
max_secret_age	12