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API key
gsk_ prefixed API key; the 52-character alphanumeric body is tool-corroborated, not provider-stated.
Registry detector groq-api-key since redact-secret#727 (registry pinned at dad7868); graduated from a Beta.8 arrival family (#208, research #218), contract in benchmarks/lib/beta8/208.ts. The observed WGdyb3FY body segment is a four-sample maintainer observation recorded as unresolved, not a grammar requirement; the community 48-character body proposal is unsupported. Not Grok/xAI.
Research record
From credential-evidence snapshot-2026.10.06.4 · records at 77ce761 · schema 1.8.0. It describes the research on the format, not what any scanner or the product does, and not a support status.
3 events in the review history: 2 observed, 1 reviewed. Latest: observed on 2026-09-24 by automation, project maintainer. Project-maintained review is not independent validation. The family record at this release.
Format
Provider format research from credential-evidence snapshot-2026.10.06.4 · records at 77ce761 · schema 1.8.0.
What it looks like
- Descriptive pattern
^gsk_[A-Za-z0-9]{52}$
Parts are shown as recorded. Evidence classes belong to the facts below; no class is assigned to a part.
Format facts
Unresolved ·
tool-corroboration· current · observed 2026-09-24Pinned scanner rules are consistent with the contract grammar (1 artifact: trufflehog 3.97.4).
- trufflesecurity/trufflehog @ v3.97.4: pkg/detectors/groq/groq.goscanner-rule-source · last read 2026-09-24 · latest outcome read · supports trufflehog 3.97.4: Groq: \b(gsk_[a-zA-Z0-9]{52})\b
Provider documented ·
field-prefix· current · observed 2026-09-24prefix: gsk_
- console.groq.com/docs/echokitprovider-documentation · last read 2026-09-24 · latest outcome read · supports prefix: gsk_
- console.groq.com/docs/production-readiness/security-onboardingprovider-documentation · last read 2026-09-24 · latest outcome read · supports placeholder gsk_your_secret_key_here
Tool corroborated ·
field-body-length-and-alphabet· current · observed 2026-09-24body-length-and-alphabet: 52 characters of [A-Za-z0-9] after gsk_ (A four-sample maintainer observation (#218 row 17) agrees on 52 mixed-case alphanumerics; it is corroboration, not #205 intake.)
- praetorian-inc/noseyparker @ main: crates/noseyparker/data/default/builtin/rules/groq.ymlscanner-rule-source · last read 2026-09-24 · latest outcome read · supports {50,54}
- secretlint/secretlint @ master: packages/@secretlint/secretlint-rule-groqscanner-rule-source · last read 2026-09-24 · latest outcome read · supports body-length-and-alphabet: 52 characters of [A-Za-z0-9] after gsk_
- trufflesecurity/trufflehog @ v3.97.4: pkg/detectors/groq/groq.goscanner-rule-source · last read 2026-09-24 · latest outcome read · supports body-length-and-alphabet: 52 characters of [A-Za-z0-9] after gsk_
Unresolved ·
field-fixed-segment· current · observed 2026-09-24fixed-segment: Body offsets 20–27 read WGdyb3FY in four observed keys (n=4, undocumented and used by no tool. Not a grammar requirement: positives do not carry it and no fixture asserts silence on its absence.)
- github.com/redact-secret/redact-secret-benchmarks/issues/218project-research-note · last read 2026-09-24 · latest outcome read · supports fixed-segment: Body offsets 20–27 read WGdyb3FY in four observed keys
Unresolved ·
field-alternate-length· current · observed 2026-09-24alternate-length: 48-character body (gitleaks PR #2181) (Contradicted by every tool rule and the observation above; no fixture uses a 48-character body.)
- github.com/gitleaks/gitleaks/pull/2181third-party-writeup · last read 2026-09-24 · latest outcome read · supports alternate-length: 48-character body (gitleaks PR #2181)
Unresolved ·
field-encoded-form· current · observed 2026-09-24encoded-form: GitHub secret scanning detects Base64-encoded Groq keys (Whether an encoded key is in family scope is a contract decision #208 has not made; no Base64-of-key fixture is authored.)
- docs.github.com/en/code-security/secret-scanning/introduction/supported-secret-scanning-patternsprovider-documentation · last read 2026-10-05 · latest outcome read · supports encoded-form: GitHub secret scanning detects Base64-encoded Groq keys
Unresolved ·
listed-references· current · observed 2026-09-24The legacy contract lists 3 references without stating which property each supports.
- console.groq.com/docs/api-referenceother · last read 2026-09-24 · latest outcome read · supports Listed as a reference by the legacy contract
- console.groq.com/docs/production-readiness/security-onboardingprovider-documentation · last read 2026-09-24 · latest outcome read · supports Listed as a reference by the legacy contract
- secretlint/secretlint @ master: packages/@secretlint/secretlint-rule-groqscanner-rule-source · last read 2026-09-24 · latest outcome read · supports Listed as a reference by the legacy contract
Tool corroborated ·
dossier-research· current · observed 2026-09-24Legacy dossier research (verdict ready, tier T2) cited 3 sources; the dossier does not attribute sources to individual properties.
- console.groq.com/docs/production-readiness/security-onboardingprovider-documentation · last read 2026-09-24 · latest outcome read · supports Cited by the legacy dossier research for this family
- redact-secret/redact-secret @ 8b6a5fde52ecb4dfce13f09c7a947062d21483c7: docs/audits/evidence/726/README.mdproject-research-note · last read 2026-09-27 · latest outcome read · supports Final research evidence recorded by the legacy dossier
- trufflesecurity/trufflehog @ 363923b901c911a9164f50b6c423f47c15372b1c: pkg/detectors/groq/groq.goother · last read 2026-09-24 · latest outcome read · supports Cited by the legacy dossier research for this family
Tool corroborated ·
taxonomy-sources· current · observed 2026-09-24The legacy taxonomy lists 2 sources for this family. The taxonomy records no date; the dossier researchedAt is used as the observed-at date.
- console.groq.com/docs/production-readiness/security-onboardingprovider-documentation · last read 2026-09-24 · latest outcome read · supports Listed as a source for this family in the legacy taxonomy
- trufflesecurity/trufflehog @ v3.97.4: pkg/detectors/groq/groq.goscanner-rule-source · last read 2026-09-24 · latest outcome read · supports Listed as a source for this family in the legacy taxonomy
Open questions
No open question is recorded for this revision.
Benchmark dossier notes
From the provider dossier, as written. The evidence level above says how well the format is backed; a fact the dossier does not record is not shown.
- Shape
- prefix
gsk_followed by 52 letters and digits (56 in total). The provider pages show the prefix only as a placeholder and state no length or alphabet. TruffleHog (since 2024-05), secretlint, betterleaks and noseyparker agree on 52; a gitleaks proposal and blogs that copy it say 48 with no primary source. A four-sample maintainer observation of public.envfiles found an internalWGdyb3FYsegment at body offsets 20 to 27; it is unconfirmed and is not a grammar requirement. - Basis
- T2. Provider docs and the Python SDK give the prefix, env var (
GROQ_API_KEY) and Bearer header, and the SDK validates nothing. Body: scanner rules and the observation report, so the body claim is empirical. - Issuance
- not attempted; needs a GroqCloud account. The console checklist is in benchmarks#218.
- Contract in core
- detector-families.md (frozen in the #726 record; the internal segment is not required).
In this benchmark
Fixture rows on the current run. Counts are for redact-secret in published · redact-secret 0.1.0-beta.14 mode.
- Fixtures
- 41
- Left readable
- 0
- Redacted too much
- 0
- False alarms
- 0
41 fixtures: 19 expect a redaction, 22 must stay quiet. See every row
| Evidence level | Fixtures | Left readable | Too much | False alarms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T2Tool-corroborated | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T3Project policy | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Every scanner on the same fixtures
In run order. Counts are what each scanner recorded on this family's fixtures, whichever rules it has; a scanner with no rule for the family has nothing to report on it.
| Scanner | Fixtures | Left readable | Too much | False alarms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| flare-redactRuntime library · 1.6.1 · Published npm package · secrets-only (pii, generic_assignment disabled) · JavaScript engine1 rule targets it | 41 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| gitleaksRepository scanner · 8.30.1 · Directory scan · default rulesNo rule maps to it | 41 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| redact-secretProduct measured here · 0.1.0-beta.14 · Published npm package · default detectors1 detector mapped | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| trufflehogRepository scanner · 3.97.4 · Filesystem scan · verification disabled1 rule targets it | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Benchmark dossier questions
Things the sources do not settle. They are listed so nobody reads them as settled.
- Open caveat
- No provider source states length or alphabet; the 52-character body is tool-corroborated plus a four-sample maintainer observation (checklist in benchmarks#218).
Looks like it, but isn't
Values the dossier records as resembling this credential without being one.
- Collisions
- xAI
xai-keys (theGROK_API_KEYvsGROQ_API_KEYmix-up is seen in the wild). Groq response ids (chatcmpl-,req_,file_,batch_) are public.gsk_also occurs in unrelated identifiers, so the prefix alone is weak.
Scanner rules for this family
Mapped by hand (reviewed 2026-09-30) from each scanner's pinned rule file, never from what a scanner found on the fixtures.
| Scanner | Rule | What the rule matches |
|---|---|---|
| flare-redact · rules 1.6.1 | groq_key | gsk_ + 40-60 characters |
| trufflehog · rules 3.97.4 | groq | gsk_ + 52 characters |
No rule maps to this family in gitleaks, openredaction.
Fixtures in this family
41 rows, redact-secret's outcome on each. Rows that need a look come first (0), then the rest in corpus order. Choose "Every scanner" to see each scanner's outcome for the same rows.
| Fixture | Kind and evidence | redact-secret |
|---|---|---|
groq-api-key-bearer-long-body-twingroq · wrong-length | Must not flagT2 · Tool-corroborated · twin | Quiet |
groq-api-key-curl-modelsgroq · documented-format-literal | Must redactT2 · Tool-corroborated | Redacted |
groq-api-key-env-short-body-twingroq · wrong-length | Must not flagT2 · Tool-corroborated · twin | Quiet |
groq-api-key-key-shape-baregroq · documented-format-literal | Must redactT2 · Tool-corroborated | Redacted |
groq-api-key-key-shape-quotedgroq · documented-format-literal | Must redactT2 · Tool-corroborated | Redacted |
groq-api-key-key-shape-unicode-crlfgroq · documented-format-literal | Must redactT2 · Tool-corroborated | Redacted |
groq-api-key-secrets-listgroq · documented-format-literal | Must redactT2 · Tool-corroborated | Redacted |
groq-api-key-short-body-twingroq · wrong-length | Must not flagT2 · Tool-corroborated · twin | Quiet |
groq-api-key-space-appgroq · documented-format-literal | Must redactT2 · Tool-corroborated | Redacted |
groq-api-key-base64-config-encoded-valuegroq · benign-encoded-value | Must not flagT2 · Tool-corroborated | Quiet |
groq-api-key-bearer-headergroq · documented-format-literal | Must redactT2 · Tool-corroborated | Redacted |
groq-api-key-chat-pastegroq · documented-format-literal | Must redactT2 · Tool-corroborated | Redacted |
groq-api-key-compose-envgroq · documented-format-literal | Must redactT2 · Tool-corroborated | Redacted |
groq-api-key-docs-prosegroq · prose-mention | Must not flagT3 · Project policy | Quiet |
groq-api-key-envgroq · documented-format-literal | Must redactT2 · Tool-corroborated | Redacted |
groq-api-key-env-lookup-referencegroq · templated-reference | Must not flagT3 · Project policy | Quiet |
groq-api-key-env-template-placeholdergroq · documentation-placeholder | Must not flagT3 · Project policy | Quiet |
groq-api-key-exportgroq · documented-format-literal | Must redactT2 · Tool-corroborated | Redacted |
groq-api-key-identifier-near-missgroq · format-near-miss | Must not flagT2 · Tool-corroborated | Quiet |
groq-api-key-label-prosegroq · benign-lookalike | Must not flagT3 · Project policy | Quiet |
groq-api-key-maskgroq · benign-lookalike | Must not flagT3 · Project policy | Quiet |
groq-api-key-masked-console-placeholdergroq · documentation-placeholder | Must not flagT3 · Project policy | Quiet |
groq-api-key-models-and-endpoint-public-idgroq · public-identifier | Must not flagT2 · Tool-corroborated | Quiet |
groq-api-key-openai-compatiblegroq · documented-format-literal | Must redactT2 · Tool-corroborated | Redacted |
groq-api-key-prefix-onlygroq · benign-lookalike | Must not flagT2 · Tool-corroborated | Quiet |
groq-api-key-prefix-separator-twingroq · prefix-near-miss | Must not flagT2 · Tool-corroborated · twin | Quiet |
groq-api-key-printenvgroq · documented-format-literal | Must redactT2 · Tool-corroborated | Redacted |
groq-api-key-printenv-glued-twingroq · boundary-violation | Must not flagT2 · Tool-corroborated · twin | Quiet |
groq-api-key-python-dash-body-twingroq · wrong-alphabet | Must not flagT2 · Tool-corroborated · twin | Quiet |
groq-api-key-python-sdkgroq · documented-format-literal | Must redactT2 · Tool-corroborated | Redacted |
groq-api-key-referencegroq · benign-lookalike | Must not flagT3 · Project policy | Quiet |
groq-api-key-response-ids-public-idgroq · public-identifier | Must not flagT2 · Tool-corroborated | Quiet |
groq-api-key-settings-hyphen-prefix-twingroq · prefix-near-miss | Must not flagT2 · Tool-corroborated · twin | Quiet |
groq-api-key-settings-jsongroq · documented-format-literal | Must redactT2 · Tool-corroborated | Redacted |
groq-api-key-short-bodygroq · benign-lookalike | Must not flagT2 · Tool-corroborated | Quiet |
groq-api-key-space-no-separator-twingroq · prefix-near-miss | Must not flagT2 · Tool-corroborated · twin | Quiet |
groq-api-key-startup-loggroq · documented-format-literal | Must redactT2 · Tool-corroborated | Redacted |
groq-api-key-toml-providergroq · documented-format-literal | Must redactT2 · Tool-corroborated | Redacted |
groq-api-key-truncated-near-missgroq · format-near-miss | Must not flagT2 · Tool-corroborated | Quiet |
groq-api-key-twin-base-dotenvgroq · documented-format-literal | Must redactT2 · Tool-corroborated | Redacted |
groq-api-key-twin-base-pythongroq · documented-format-literal | Must redactT2 · Tool-corroborated | Redacted |
Sources
Researched 2026-09-24.
Documentation and code
- console.groq.com/docs/production-readiness/security-onboarding
- github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/blob/v3.97.4/pkg/detectors/groq/groq.go
- github.com/trufflesecurity/trufflehog/blob/363923b901c911a9164f50b6c423f47c15372b1c/pkg/detectors/groq/groq.go
Research log
- redact-secret/redact-secret-benchmarks#218Research issue
- redact-secret/redact-secret#726Research issue
- redact-secret/redact-secret#727Research issue
- Final evidence, pinned to a commit/redact-secret/redact-secret/blob/8b6a5fde52ecb4dfce13f09c7a947062d21483c7/docs/audits/evidence/726/README.md