Trufflehog

Sniffing out credentials

TruffleHog: Sniffing Out Credentials with Ease

TruffleHog is a specialized Chrome extension aimed at enhancing digital safety and precision in pentests and code reviews. It significantly aids in identifying potential security loopholes by actively sniffing out API keys and credentials on the accessed websites. It’s an invaluable tool to ensure swift detection of potent risks that may go unnoticed or require strenuous manual effort to discover.
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Extension stats

By: dylan
Users: 8,000+
Rating: 4.50
(8)
Version: 0.0.1 (Last updated: 2021-09-21)
Creation date: 2021-09-20
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • https://*/*
  • http://*/*
  • activeTab
  • tabs
  • storage
Size: 35.44K

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Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

The TruffleHog chrome extension looks for API keys and credentials on websites visited, and alerts you if there are any present. This is useful for doing pentests and code reviews, because it helps identify keys that would otherwise either be missed or have to be searched for manually

User reviews

The popups are broken. Sometimes there are like ten of them with the same content. They block the browser until you interact with the pop-up. Notifications would work way better.
by Radek Raczkowski, 2024-11-09

thanks for publishing this extension
by abhishek dirisipo, 2024-05-01

api keys exposed
by Paranjay Pvt. Biz., 2024-04-20
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Trufflehog requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Trufflehog has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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