GitHub has enabled push protection by default for all public repositories to prevent accidental exposure of secrets such as access tokens and API keys when pushing new code.

GitHub's secret scanning alerts are available on all public repositories, and its push protection is now offered for custom secret patterns.

GitHub announced on Monday that it expanded its code hosting platform's secrets scanning capabilities for GitHub Advanced Security customers to automatically block secret leaks.

Dashlane has made its mobile app code available on GitHub for public perusal, a first step in a broader push toward greater transparency.

The automatic GitHub authentication feature lets VS Code users clone, pull, and push to and from GitHub repositories without the need to configure a system's credential manager.