SECOPS

Push-Blocked Secret Auto-Rotation

When GitHub push protection blocks a commit containing a real secret, this workflow confirms the credential is live, revokes it, and opens a remediation issue assigned…

CategorySecOps
Enginesim
Difficultyintermediate
Triggerwebhook
Steps5
Setup~15 min

How it runs

The automated pipeline, trigger to output.

  • TriggerGitHub push-protection blocked-secret webhookGitHubGitHub
  • LogicValidate whether the credential is still live
  • ActionRevoke the live credential via provider APIGitHubGitHub
  • ActionOpen remediation issue assigned to committerGitHubGitHub
  • OutputDM committer and notify security channel in SlackSlack

What it does

A blocked push usually means a developer almost leaked a working secret. This workflow treats that near-miss as a live exposure: it validates whether the credential actually works, revokes it if so, and hands the developer a clear remediation issue instead of a cryptic block message.

When to use it

Use it when your org has push protection enabled and wants every bypass attempt or blocked-secret event to trigger automatic revocation rather than relying on developers to self-report.

How it works

1. A GitHub push-protection event webhook delivers the blocked secret type and committer. 2. A logic step calls the provider's validation endpoint to check whether the credential is live. 3. If live, an action revokes the credential through its provider API. 4. A GitHub issue is opened in the affected repo, assigned to the committer, with rotation steps and the revoked key fingerprint. 5. Slack DMs the committer and posts a summary to the security channel. If the secret is dead, the flow logs the event and exits without paging anyone.

Set it up

What you configure once, before turning it on.

  1. 1
    Connect GitHubRepos, issues, pull requests, actions.
  2. 2
    Connect SlackChannels, DMs, threads, mentions.
  3. 3
    Set each agent's modelWe leave models unset so you pick the tier — fast + cheap, or top-quality.
  4. 4
    Tune it to your dataEdit the prompts, filters, and field mappings so it matches how your team works.
  5. 5
    Test, then turn it onRun once against a sample, confirm the output, then enable the trigger.

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