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Password

This is a DLP detector that you can easily use or extend upon in the Nightfall platform.

Description Detects passwords written in code and shared in natural language contexts such as messages, sentences, and paragraphs. This detector targets user access or login access to a system
Detector type AI Model (Entity Detection)
Category Secrets
Region Global
Tags secrets password
Enum (for using this detector via the API)
PASSWORD_IN_CODE

Used in These Detection Rules

Used in These Policies


Use Detector via API

Read API Reference

curl --request POST \
     --url https://api.nightfall.ai/v3/scan \
     --header 'Accept: application/json' \
     --header 'Authorization: Bearer  REPLACE-WITH-YOUR-KEY' \
     --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     --data '
{
     "policy": {
          "detectionRules": [
               {
                    "detectors": [
                         {
                              "minNumFindings": 1,
                              "minConfidence": "LIKELY",
                              "displayName": "Password",
                              "detectorType": "NIGHTFALL_DETECTOR",
                              "nightfallDetector": "PASSWORD_IN_CODE"
                         }                    ],
                    "name": "My Inline Detection Rule",
                    "logicalOp": "ANY"
               }
          ]
     },
     "payload": [
          "INSERT 1+ PAYLOAD(S)",
          "INSERT 1+ PAYLOAD(S)"
     ]
}
'

          import requests
          import json

          api_key = "REPLACE-WITH-YOUR-KEY"
          url = "https://api.nightfall.ai/v3/scan"

          headers = {
              "Accept": "application/json",
              "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}",
              "Content-Type": "application/json"
          }

          payload = {
              "policy": {
                  "detectionRules": [
                      {
                          "detectors": [
                              {
                                  "minNumFindings": 1,
                                  "minConfidence": "LIKELY",
                                  "displayName": "Password",
                                  "detectorType": "NIGHTFALL_DETECTOR",
                                  "nightfallDetector": "PASSWORD_IN_CODE"
                              }
                          ],
                          "name": "My Inline Detection Rule",
                          "logicalOp": "ANY"
                      }
                  ]
              },
              "payload": [
                  "INSERT 1+ PAYLOAD(S)",
                  "INSERT 1+ PAYLOAD(S)"
              ]
          }

          response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, data=json.dumps(payload))
          print(response.status_code)
          print(response.json())
          

Password Validator

Input any text to validate or test. The default minimum confidence is set to "Possible".