GitGuardian key facts
Last updated- Legal entity
- GitGuardian SAS
- Headquarters
- France (FR)
- Ownership
- Independent
- Founded
- 2017
- Data hosting
- France
- Deployment
- SaaS
- Open source
- No
- US Cloud Act exposure
- Exposed
- Certifications
- SOC 2 Type II (inferred from enterprise focus)
- Replaces
- TruffHog, GitleaksProxy, GitHub Secret Scanning, Snyk Cloud, Spectral (Check Point)
About GitGuardian
GitGuardian is a Paris-based cybersecurity company that provides a comprehensive Non-Human Identity (NHI) security platform. Founded in 2017, the company specializes in secrets detection and remediation, addressing vulnerabilities caused by exposed API keys, database credentials, and certificates in both public and private version control systems. Its platform is designed to be developer-centric, integrating directly into the development lifecycle to provide real-time alerts and automated remediation workflows. The company's offerings have expanded beyond simple secret scanning to include NHI governance and security for AI agents. While headquartered in France with a strong European foundational identity, GitGuardian maintains a significant presence in the United States to serve its large North American enterprise client base. The platform is widely recognized as the top security application on the GitHub Marketplace, serving hundreds of thousands of developers globally across various industries.
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