Spectra - Enterprise-Grade Secrets Detection

Spectra is a comprehensive Go-based application that automatically analyzes large, complex applications to detect, prevent, and report any form of secrets exposure, hardcoded data, or configuration leaks that should never be shipped to production.

🚀 Features

🔍 Comprehensive Detection

• Secrets & Credentials: AWS keys, API keys, passwords, tokens, certificates
• PII Detection: Email addresses, credit card numbers, SSNs, phone numbers
• Hardcoded Values: URLs, endpoints, configuration values
• Encoded Secrets: Base64, hex, URL-encoded, and custom encodings
• Context-Aware: Understands code context to reduce false positives

🛡️ Security & Compliance

• OWASP Compliance: Enforces OWASP top risks and CWE leak categories
• Regulatory Support: GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS compliance checks
• CIS Benchmarks: Follows CIS security benchmark practices
• Zero False Negatives: Prioritizes catching all real secrets

⚡ Performance & Scale

• High Performance: Scans thousands of files efficiently
• Parallel Processing: Multi-threaded scanning with configurable workers
• Incremental Scanning: Fast checks during commits
• Memory Efficient: Handles large repositories without memory issues

🔧 Enterprise Features

• CI/CD Integration: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, CircleCI
• Git Hooks: Pre-commit, pre-push, and post-commit hooks
• Multiple Formats: JSON, YAML, HTML, Markdown, CSV reports
• Real-time Alerts: Slack, Teams, email notifications
• Configurable Rules: Custom patterns and allowlists

📦 Installation

Prerequisites

• Go 1.21 or later
• Git (for repository scanning)

Quick Install

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/spectra/spectra.git
cd spectra

# Build the application
go build -o spectra cmd/spectra/main.go

# Install globally (optional)
sudo mv spectra /usr/local/bin/

Using Go Install

go install github.com/spectra/spectra@latest

🚀 Quick Start

Basic Usage

# Scan current directory
spectra scan .

# Scan specific files
spectra scan file1.go file2.py

# Scan with custom output directory
spectra scan . --output ./security-reports

# Scan with specific severity threshold
spectra scan . --min-severity high

# Verbose output
spectra scan . --verbose

Configuration

# Initialize configuration file
spectra config init

# Validate configuration
spectra config validate

# Show current configuration
spectra config show

CI/CD Integration

# Install Git hooks
spectra install git-hooks

# Install GitHub Actions workflow
spectra install cicd --platform github-actions

# Install all CI/CD integrations
spectra install cicd --platform all

📋 Configuration

Spectra uses YAML configuration files. Create a .spectra.yaml file in your project root:

# General settings
log_level: info
log_format: json

# Scanning configuration
scan:
  paths: ["."]
  exclude_patterns:
    - "**/.git/**"
    - "**/node_modules/**"
    - "**/vendor/**"
    - "**/target/**"
    - "**/build/**"
  include_extensions:
    - ".go"
    - ".py"
    - ".js"
    - ".ts"
    - ".java"
    - ".yaml"
    - ".json"
    - ".env"
  max_file_size: 10485760  # 10MB
  max_depth: 100
  static_analysis: true
  dynamic_analysis: true
  dependency_scan: true

# Detection rules
rules:
  enable_secrets: true
  enable_credentials: true
  enable_api_keys: true
  enable_tokens: true
  enable_pii: true
  enable_hardcoded: true
  min_severity: low
  min_confidence: 0.7

# Output configuration
output:
  formats: ["json", "yaml", "html"]
  directory: "./spectra-reports"
  alerts:
    enabled: true
    critical_only: false
    slack:
      enabled: false
      webhook: ""
      channel: "#security"
    email:
      enabled: false
      to: ["security@company.com"]
      from: "spectra@company.com"

# Performance settings
performance:
  max_workers: 0  # 0 = auto-detect
  max_memory_mb: 1024
  scan_timeout: 30m
  file_timeout: 30s
  enable_cache: true
  cache_ttl: 1h

🔍 Detection Patterns

Spectra includes built-in patterns for common secret types:

AWS Credentials

• Access Key IDs (AKIA...)
• Secret Access Keys
• Session Tokens

API Keys

• Google API Keys
• GitHub Tokens
• Slack Tokens
• Stripe Keys
• Generic API Keys

Database Credentials

• Connection Strings
• DSNs
• Driver Credentials

PII Detection

• Email Addresses
• Credit Card Numbers
• Phone Numbers
• SSNs

Custom Patterns

Add your own detection patterns:

rules:
  custom_patterns:
    - name: "Company API Key"
      pattern: "company_api_[A-Za-z0-9]{32}"
      description: "Company-specific API key pattern"
      severity: high
      confidence: 0.9

📊 Reports

Spectra generates comprehensive reports in multiple formats:

HTML Report

Interactive web-based report with:

• Executive summary
• Detailed findings
• Risk scoring
• Remediation guidance

JSON/YAML Reports

Machine-readable formats for integration:

{
  "scan_id": "scan_1234567890",
  "start_time": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "end_time": "2024-01-01T00:05:00Z",
  "duration": "5m0s",
  "files_scanned": 150,
  "findings": [...],
  "summary": {
    "total_findings": 5,
    "critical_findings": 1,
    "high_findings": 2,
    "medium_findings": 1,
    "low_findings": 1,
    "risk_score": 75.5
  }
}

Markdown Report

Human-readable report for documentation and sharing.

CSV Report

Spreadsheet-compatible format for data analysis.

🔧 Advanced Usage

Custom Rules

Create custom detection rules:

rules:
  custom_patterns:
    - name: "Database Password"
      pattern: "db_password\\s*[:=]\\s*['\"]([^'\"]+)['\"]"
      description: "Database password in configuration"
      severity: critical
      confidence: 0.95
      tags: ["database", "password"]

Allowlist Patterns

Ignore false positives:

rules:
  allowlist:
    - pattern: "example\\.com"
      reason: "Example domain for testing"
    - pattern: "test_.*_key"
      reason: "Test keys in test files"

Environment-Specific Configuration

Use different configurations for different environments:

# Development
spectra scan . --config .spectra.dev.yaml

# Production
spectra scan . --config .spectra.prod.yaml

🚀 CI/CD Integration

GitHub Actions

name: Security Scan
on: [push, pull_request]
jobs:
  security:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Run Spectra
        run: |
          spectra scan . --min-severity medium

GitLab CI

security_scan:
  stage: test
  script:
    - spectra scan . --min-severity medium
  artifacts:
    reports:
      junit: spectra-reports/spectra-report.xml

Pre-commit Hook

# Install pre-commit hook
spectra install git-hooks --type pre-commit

# The hook will automatically run on every commit
git commit -m "Add new feature"
# Spectra will scan staged files before commit

🛠️ Development

Building from Source

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/spectra/spectra.git
cd spectra

# Install dependencies
go mod download

# Build
go build -o spectra cmd/spectra/main.go

# Run tests
go test ./...

# Run with race detection
go test -race ./...

Adding New Patterns

1. Add pattern to internal/detector/patterns.go
2. Update tests in internal/detector/patterns_test.go
3. Run tests to ensure pattern works correctly

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Add tests
5. Submit a pull request

📈 Performance

Spectra is designed for high performance:

• Parallel Processing: Configurable worker threads
• Memory Efficient: Streams large files instead of loading entirely
• Caching: Intelligent caching of scan results
• Incremental: Only scans changed files when possible

Benchmark Results

• Small Project (100 files): ~2 seconds
• Medium Project (1,000 files): ~15 seconds
• Large Project (10,000 files): ~2 minutes
• Enterprise Project (100,000 files): ~20 minutes

🔒 Security

Spectra itself is designed with security in mind:

• No Network Calls: Scans are performed locally
• Minimal Permissions: Only reads files, never modifies
• Secure Defaults: Conservative detection to avoid false negatives
• Audit Trail: Comprehensive logging of all activities

📚 Documentation

• Configuration Reference
• Pattern Development
• CI/CD Integration
• API Reference
• Troubleshooting

🤝 Support

• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Discussions: GitHub Discussions
• Security: Security Policy

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• OWASP for security guidelines
• The Go community for excellent tooling
• All contributors who help make Spectra better

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⚠️ Important: Spectra is a security tool designed to help prevent secrets from being committed to version control. It should be used as part of a comprehensive security strategy, not as the only security measure.