TruffleHog
Open-source software for detecting exposed credentials in code and other data sources.
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Startup · United States
Truffle Security
HQ San FranciscoFounded 201911-50 employees
Truffle Security is a cybersecurity company specializing in secrets detection and management, with a focus on protecting organizations from the risks associated with exposed credentials, API keys, and other sensitive information. Their flagship product, TruffleHog, is widely used by developers and security teams to scan codebases, cloud environments, and collaboration tools for leaked secrets, including those hidden in version history or deleted content. TruffleHog supports over 800 credential types and integrates across the software development lifecycle, providing automated detection, verification, and remediation of at-risk secrets. The company serves a global customer base, including innovative enterprises, and has gained significant traction in the open-source community, with over 250,000 daily runs and 23,000 GitHub stars.
Funding1 round
- Equity raised
- Undisclosed
- Latest
- UndisclosedSeries A · Dec 8, 2021
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2021 | Series A | Undisclosed | — | — | — | Speculative |
- Series ASpeculativeUndisclosedDec 8, 2021
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Systems4
TruffleHog Analyze
TruffleHog Enterprise add-on for mapping detected credentials to identities, permissions, and access context.
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TruffleHog Enterprise
Enterprise TruffleHog software for credential detection, verification, and remediation workflows.
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TruffleHog Forager
TruffleHog add-on for monitoring public repositories and packages for exposed credentials associated with an organization.
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People1
- Dylan Ayrey
co-founder and CEO
Hiring Observations4 observed listings
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Profile4
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Black Flag · Supports Organization
“This company provides cybersecurity solutions for detecting and managing exposed credentials and sensitive information, helping organizations protect against”
- 2DatabaseCB Insights
CB Insights · Supports Organization · founded year
“founded in 2019 and is based in San Francisco, California.”
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LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range
“employee_range: 11-50 (profile: 11-50 employees)”
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Systems4
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Truffle Security · Supports System
“TruffleHog™ is a secrets scanning tool that digs deep into your code repositories to find secrets, passwords, and sensitive keys.”
- 6CompanyTruffle Security Co.
Truffle Security · Supports System
“TruffleHog Analyze is the identity intelligence layer of TruffleHog Enterprise, mapping verified secrets to the non-human identities (NHIs) behind them.”
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Truffle Security · Supports System
“TruffleHog™ Enterprise helps security teams find, understand, and remediate secrets and Non-Human Identity risk across their environment.”
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Truffle Security · Supports System
“TRUFFLEHOG # FORAGER A powerful scanning tool for the public web—seamlessly integrated with TruffleHog Enterprise. ## Forager finds live secrets and verifies them with TruffleHog”
Funding1
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caplight.com · Supports Funding round
“Series A | Dec 8, 2021”
People1
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a16z.com · Supports Role
“Joel De La Garza is joined by Dylan Ayrey, co-founder and CEO of Truffle Security, and Feross Aboukhadijeh, founder and CEO of Socket, to discuss one of the biggest shifts happening in cybersecurity: AI models are no lon...”
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Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Head of Product”
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Black Flag · Supports Job posting
“Security Researcher”
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