orcasecurity/Orca Security - SCA / Secret Scanning

Configures Orca CLI to run secret detection and/or vulnerabilities scanning

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Maintainedlast commit Feb 6, 2025
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uses: orcasecurity/shiftleft-fs-action@2a15c5a09ac3ead1d7a5d2ce9fdf911cdfaae3a7 # v1.1.6

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namedescriptionrequireddefault
api_tokenOrca API Token used for Authenticationyes
exit_codeExit code for failed execution due to policy violationsno
no_colorDisable color outputnofalse
project_keyProject Key nameyes
silentDisable logs and warnings outputnofalse
disable_err_reportSuppress error reporting to the monitoring platformnofalse
disable_secretDisables the secret detection scanningnofalse
hide_vulnerabilitiesDo not show detailed view of the vulnerabilities findingsnofalse
num_cpuNumber of logical CPUs to be used for secret scanning (default 10)no
pathPaths or directories to scan (comma-separated)yes
exceptions_filepathexceptions YAML filepath.no
custom_secret_controlspath to custom secret controls file.no
formatFormat for displaying the resultsnotable
outputOutput directoryno
timeoutSet the maximum duration for the CLI execution. valid time units ("s", "m", "h")no
show_failed_issues_onlyShow only failed issues in CLI resultsnofalse
console_outputPrints results to console in the provided format (only when --output is provided)notable
configpath to configuration file (json, yaml or toml)no
show_annotationsshow github annotations on pull requestsnotrue
display_nameScan log display name (on Orca platform)no
hide_skipped_vulnerabilitiesfilter out skipped vulnerabilities from resultnofalse
max_secretSet the maximum secrets that can be found, when reaching this number secret scan will stopno
exclude_pathsList of paths to be excluded from scan (comma-separated). Example: './notToBeScanned/,example.tf'no
dependency_treeShow dependency origin tree of vulnerable packagesnofalse
security_checksList of security issues to detect (comma-separated)novulns,secret
debugDebug modenofalse
disable_active_verificationDisable active verificationnofalse
log_pathThe directory path to specify where the logs should be written to on debug mode. Default to the current working directoryno
namedescription
exit_codeThe exit code of the scan