I Built a Privacy Scanner With Zero Dependencies —SafeSearch
DESCRIPTION SafeShare is a simple security tool that helps prevent accidental sharing of sensitive information. It scans text and files and looks for things like API keys, Bearer tokens, JWTs, passwords, and other credentials that should not be publicly shared. The idea came from a common problem: developers can accidentally expose sensitive information while sharing code, logs, screenshots,…
SafeShare is a lightweight security tool that scans text and files for sensitive information such as API keys, Bearer tokens, JWTs, passwords, and other credentials. The tool was created to provide a simple and local solution for checking code, logs, and configuration files for accidental exposure of sensitive data before sharing.
SafeShare uses JavaScript, Node.js, and regular expressions to scan content against patterns for various types of sensitive information. It then reports the type of information detected along with its severity level. The tool runs entirely locally without any external dependencies, making it easy to understand, run, and test. Its simplicity and focus on one problem make it an ideal first layer of protection against credential leaks.
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