Secret Detection update: Leaked Personal Access Tokens will soon be revoked

GitLab is introducing a feature that will automatically revoke Personal Access Tokens (PATs) when detected in public repositories by its Secret Detection tool to enhance user and organizational security. Leaked PATs pose significant security risks as adversaries can exploit them, and the feature aims to mitigate such risks by invalidating exposed tokens. The feature applies to public projects using Secret Detection and will revoke tokens committed on the default branch that include the "glpat-" prefix. This change is being rolled out in phases, starting with GitLab.com from January 23, 2023, and for GitLab Self-Managed in version 15.9, with the possibility for early opt-in. Users are advised to replace compromised tokens and consider separate tokens for different use cases, while GitLab continues to develop and enhance its Secret Detection capabilities.

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