# TruffleHog

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/trufflehog/

5 people recommended TruffleHog in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 12 months, in 3 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend TruffleHog as a strong git history and commit secret scanner, with active API verification of found keys. Some critics note it can be heavy, slow, and resource-intensive.

Summary written by Claude from 11 comments. It was written before the November 2026 recount, and 5 of those comments still count.

## Why people recommend it

- Good starting point that works well (2 comments in the sample): "their product is really impressive and works great" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45781585)) "trufflehog is a good starting point" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45781592))
- Scans git history and commits for secrets (1 comment in the sample): "gitleaks and trufflehog are great for scanning git history for leaked secrets" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47139172))

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "TruffleHog", https://hackerapproved.com/p/trufflehog/ (5 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.