Pentest Secrets Exposure

What it does

This skill, pentest-secrets-exposure, allows AI agents to identify and extract secrets from various file types commonly used in penetration testing engagements. It can parse files like .env, .bashrc, .zshrc, and configuration files (e.g., YAML, JSON) to locate potential sensitive information such as API keys, passwords, and database credentials. The skill aims to automate the tedious process of manual secret hunting during security assessments.

When to use it

• Automated Reconnaissance: Quickly scan a compromised server or repository for exposed secrets during an initial penetration test phase.
• Code Review Assistance: Integrate into code review workflows to automatically flag potential secret exposures in new or modified files.
• Incident Response: Rapidly identify leaked credentials following a suspected data breach.
• Configuration Audit: Analyze configuration files across infrastructure for unintentional exposure of sensitive information.

Key capabilities

• Parses .env, .bashrc, .zshrc files.
• Supports YAML and JSON file parsing.
• Identifies API keys, passwords, and database credentials within parsed files.

Example prompts

• "Find all secrets in this .env file: [file content]"
• "Scan the contents of /path/to/config.yaml for exposed API keys."
• "Extract any passwords or usernames from these bash scripts: [script content]"

Tips & gotchas

• The skill's effectiveness depends on the format and structure of the files being analyzed; complex or obfuscated secrets may not be detected.
• Ensure the AI agent has appropriate permissions to access and read the target files.