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secret/private-key
Private Key (RSA / SSH / PGP / EC)
What it detects
Private cryptographic key material. Should never be committed.
How it runs
Run against every text file in the repo (with a binary-content filter and a `.repoguardignore` filter for fixtures). The matched value is masked before being persisted.
Found a false positive or want this rule tuned? File an issue. You can also suppress per-repo via a .repoguardignore line.