Scan GitHub for your exposed AWS security keys automatically

Regularly checks GitHub for leaked AWS keys and alerts your team on Slack the moment one is found.

How the work actually flows

A straight line. Runs once per each aws access key.

Pattern: Multiple Instances without Synchronization (12)

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Starts itA stepAn outside serviceRuns once per itemResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Messaging & Notifications
Connects
AWS IAMGitHubSlack

The problem it solves

A developer accidentally commits an AWS key to a public repository, and it can be found and abused within minutes. Manually searching GitHub for leaked credentials isn't something anyone has time to do every day, so exposures can go unnoticed until real damage is done.

Who it fits

IT and security teams responsible for protecting cloud infrastructure and credentials.

How it works

  1. On a schedule, the automation lists your active AWS access keys
  2. It searches GitHub for any of those keys appearing in public code
  3. Matches are compiled into a security report with risk details
  4. A Slack alert is sent with the findings and next steps
What you get

Leaked credentials caught before someone else finds them

You get alerted the moment one of your AWS keys shows up exposed in public code, so your team can act right away.

What you get

A Slack alert and security report whenever an AWS key is found exposed on GitHub.

What you need

An AWS account with IAM permissions, a GitHub account, and a Slack workspace.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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