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Whispers Integration Guide

Hardcoded secret detector focused on structured configuration files with low false-positive rates

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Integrate Whispers with Vulnetix. Scan source code and configuration files for hardcoded secrets including AWS keys, API tokens, passwords, and private keys with minimal false positives.

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Install & scan

$ # Recommended — run without global install
uv run --with whispers whispers --version

# Install globally
pip install whispers
$ # Basic scan with JSON output
uv run --with whispers whispers .   --output whispers.json

# Include static code analysis
uv run --with whispers whispers .   -a   --output whispers.json

Run Whispers in CI

Scan on every push and upload the results to Vulnetix:

- name: Scan for hardcoded secrets
  run: |
    pip install whispers
    whispers . -a --output whispers.json

- name: Upload to Vulnetix
  run: vulnetix upload --file whispers.json

Centralise Whispers results in Vulnetix

Upload Whispers JSON output to the Vulnetix platform to deduplicate findings, prioritise them with EPSS, CISA KEV and Coalition ESS exploit intelligence, and track remediation across every scanner in a single queue.

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