[WIP] Fix Gitleaks errors in repository files

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❌ Linted [REPOSITORY] files with [gitleaks]: Found 2 error(s) and 0 warning(s) - (0.77s) (expand for details)

• Using [gitleaks v8.30.0] https://megalinter.io/9.2.0/descriptors/repository_gitleaks

• MegaLinter key: [REPOSITORY_GITLEAKS]

• Rules config: [.gitleaks.toml]

• Command: [gitleaks detect --redact -c /action/lib/.automation/.gitleaks.toml --verbose --source .]
  --Error detail:

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Finding: REDACTED
Secret: REDACTED
RuleID: aws-access-token
Entropy: 3.821928
Tags: [decoded:base64 decode-depth:1]
File: README.md
Line: 41
Commit: HIDDEN_BY_MEGALINTERAuthor: KnifMelti
Email: [email protected]
Date: 2025-03-15T10:39:22Z
Fingerprint: 291d8bc:README.md:aws-access-token:41
Link:

Winget-AutoUpdate/README.md

Line 41 in 291d8bc



Finding: REDACTED
Secret: REDACTED
RuleID: aws-access-token
Entropy: 3.821928
Tags: [decoded:percent decoded:base64 decode-depth:2]
File: README.md
Line: 41
Commit: HIDDEN_BY_MEGALINTERAuthor: KnifMelti
Email: [email protected]
Date: 2025-03-15T10:39:22Z
Fingerprint: 291d8bc:README.md:aws-access-token:41
Link:

Winget-AutoUpdate/README.md

Line 41 in 291d8bc



12:15PM INF 1483 commits scanned.
12:15PM INF scanned ~1747836 bytes (1.75 MB) in 718ms
12:15PM WRN leaks found: 2

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❌MegaLinter analysis: Error

Descriptor	Linter	Files	Fixed	Errors	Warnings	Elapsed time
✅ COPYPASTE	jscpd	yes		no	no	1.42s
⚠️ REPOSITORY	checkov	yes		3	no	11.29s
⚠️ REPOSITORY	devskim	yes		1	8	1.27s
✅ REPOSITORY	dustilock	yes		no	no	0.0s
❌ REPOSITORY	gitleaks	yes		2	no	0.73s
✅ REPOSITORY	git_diff	yes		no	no	0.01s
✅ REPOSITORY	grype	yes		no	no	32.44s
✅ REPOSITORY	kics	yes		no	no	3.66s
✅ REPOSITORY	secretlint	yes		no	no	0.51s
✅ REPOSITORY	syft	yes		no	no	1.13s
✅ REPOSITORY	trivy	yes		no	no	6.24s
✅ REPOSITORY	trivy-sbom	yes		no	no	0.1s
✅ REPOSITORY	trufflehog	yes		no	no	2.3s

Detailed Issues

❌ REPOSITORY / gitleaks - 2 errors

Linter output file not found

⚠️ REPOSITORY / checkov - 3 errors

Linter output file not found

⚠️ REPOSITORY / devskim - 1 error

Linter output file not found

See detailed reports in MegaLinter artifacts
Set VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE: true in mega-linter.yml to validate all sources, not only the diff