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Permitted use cases:

Use this as a passive reconnaissance step.

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| Tool | Purpose | Ethical Use | |------|---------|--------------| | TruffleHog | Scan git repos for secrets | ✅ Your own repos | | Gitleaks | Detect hardcoded secrets | ✅ CI/CD pipelines | | GitHub secret scanning | Alerts if your secrets leak | ✅ Free for public repos | | Shodan | Find exposed directories on IPs | ⚠️ Only your assets | | Censys | Certificate & service search | ⚠️ Only your assets | | OSINT framework | Passive enumeration | ✅ Permitted research | Permitted use cases:

Example (ethical):

trufflehog filesystem ./my-project --only-verified

config.php, wp-config.php, settings.py—if the server treats them as text files instead of executing them, the index page shows them as clickable links. Use this as a passive reconnaissance step

An open directory with secrets can lead to: