trufflehog-cli
Pass
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Aug 7, 2026
Risk Level: SAFEEXTERNAL_DOWNLOADSCOMMAND_EXECUTIONDATA_EXFILTRATION
Full Analysis
- [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill facilitates the download of the TruffleHog binary from its official GitHub repository.
- Evidence:
scripts/install-trufflehog.shandscripts/install-trufflehog.ps1download release assets fromhttps://github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/releases. The scripts include mandatory SHA256 checksum verification and optional signature verification usingcosignto ensure the authenticity of the downloaded binary. - [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The skill utilizes several shell and PowerShell commands to manage the installation and execution of the scanner.
- Evidence:
scripts/install-trufflehog.shexecutescurl,tar, andinstall.references/local-scan.mdandreferences/remote-repo-scan.mdprovide commands to runtrufflehogandgitfor scanning purposes. - [DATA_EXFILTRATION]: The skill includes procedures for verifying discovered credentials by making read-only probes to official service APIs.
- Evidence:
references/credential-verify.mdprovides examples usingcurlto test tokens against official endpoints such ashttps://api.github.com/userandhttps://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/personal_access_tokens/self. This activity is inherent to the skill's purpose of validating secret leaks and is documented to be performed via secure, non-persistent methods.
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