RASP Secrets Detection: Catch Exposed Credentials in Real Time
A shadow can live inside your code—a secret you didn’t mean to leave behind, but it’s there, waiting. RASP secrets detection finds it before attackers do.
Runtime Application Self-Protection (RASP) secrets detection works in real time, inside the running application. It doesn’t scan outdated builds or static files. It watches active processes, intercepts calls, and flags credentials, API keys, tokens, or configuration data the moment they appear where they shouldn’t. This shrinks the gap between exposure and response to seconds.
Static analysis catches some secrets during development, but RASP sees what actually executes. Environment variables loaded at runtime, hardcoded secrets pushed to production, or keys accidentally logged—these are invisible to pre-deployment scanning. RASP monitors aspects of execution that other tools miss, adding a safety net inside the live system.
Effective RASP secrets detection clusters findings by risk level: high-risk credentials used in outbound API calls, database passwords seen in debug logs, or SSH keys passed to deployment scripts. It pairs alerts with precise execution context—code path, stack trace, request source—so you can fix the problem without slowing the release cycle.
The key capabilities of strong RASP secrets detection include:
- Continuous monitoring of live processes
- Immediate identification of secret leakage
- Context-rich alerts tied to specific runtime events
- Integration with CI/CD pipelines for automated blocking
- Low false-positive rates through deep instrumentation
When implemented well, RASP secrets detection reduces dwell time for exposed credentials from days or weeks to moments. With tighter coverage, incidents turn from breach threats into minor remediation tasks.
Secrets in production are a high-value target. RASP secrets detection makes them a short-lived one. See how it works in minutes with hoop.dev and watch live detection in your own environment.