Talisman Integration with DefectDojo
Talisman is an open-source security tool developed by Thoughtworks that installs Git hooks (pre-commit or pre-push) to prevent secrets and sensitive information from leaving a developer's workstation by validating outgoing changesets for suspicious content including SSH keys, authorization tokens, private keys, API credentials, and other secrets using pattern matching, entropy analysis, file name detection, and content scanning. The tool provides comprehensive protection with customizable rules, false positive management through .talismanrc configuration files, Git history scanning capabilities with HTML reporting, and seamless integration into CI/CD pipelines to enable developers and security teams to proactively detect and prevent credential leaks throughout the software development lifecycle.
Data Granularity: What Gets Imported
The following fields are captured from Talisman results and surfaced in DefectDojo findings:
| Field | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Finding name from the scan | Matched to the tool's own naming |
| Severity | Critical / High / Medium / Low / Info | Mapped from the tool's own severity scale |
| Description | Finding detail from the report | Includes what the issue is and why it matters |
| Mitigation | Remediation guidance | Where the tool provides it |
Importing Into DefectDojo
Use the DefectDojo import API to create a new Test under the relevant Engagement for your product. The request body:
{
"scan_type": "Talisman",
"engagement": "<engagement-id>",
"file": "results.json"
}