# Secret Scanner

> Scan web pages for API keys or passwords

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/secret\_scanner](https://chrome-stats.com/d/secret_scanner)

## Overview

- **ID:** `secret_scanner`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Christian Pulvermacher
- **Category:** web-development,privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 39
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Version:** 0.7.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-23
- **First published:** 2025-10-11
- **Size:** 29 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/secret_scanner/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/cpulvermacher/secret-scanner](https://github.com/cpulvermacher/secret-scanner)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/secret\_scanner/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/secret_scanner/privacy/)

## Description

A browser extension that scans JavaScript files loaded by websites for embedded secrets like private keys or passwords.

Usage

Pages are automatically scanned in the background, and the number of found secrets is shown in the extension icon in the toolbar. Click the extension icon to see details.

Limitations
<ul><li>Used bandwidth may increase. Consider only enabling the extension when needed on metered mobile connections.</li><li>Detected secrets may be false positives.</li><li>May not catch dynamically constructed or obfuscated secrets.</li><li>Does not scan scripts only loaded by other scripts.</li></ul>

## Rankings

- #18,351 — Overall
- #27 — scan

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/secret_scanner)