Socket Basics Security Scanner

July 23, 2026

Version updated for https://github.com/SocketDev/socket-basics to version v2.1.0.

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Action Type

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Action Summary

Socket Basics automates comprehensive security scanning using SAST, secrets detection, container scanning, and more. It normalizes outputs into Socket’s standardized format and delivers consolidated results through notification channels. Users can configure policies in the Socket Dashboard, eliminating the need for GitHub Actions workflow changes. The action supports zero configuration, unified scanning across various technologies, PR comments, centralized management, and a comprehensive guide on installation methods.

What’s Changed

🚀 New Features

feat: add diff-only scan scoping by @lelia in https://github.com/SocketDev/socket-basics/pull/77

📦 Dependencies

chore(deps): bundle Dependabot updates + harden dependency review workflows by @lelia in https://github.com/SocketDev/socket-basics/pull/78

📚 Documentation

chore(license): add nonempty license (LICENSE.md) by @ammkrn in https://github.com/SocketDev/socket-basics/pull/79

🔧 Other Changes

fix: warn users when socket_org is missing by @dc-larsen in https://github.com/SocketDev/socket-basics/pull/23
feat: add local ignore overrides for rule IDs + filepaths by @lelia in https://github.com/SocketDev/socket-basics/pull/59
fix: honor action ‘ignore’ when generating notifications by @dc-larsen in https://github.com/SocketDev/socket-basics/pull/83
fix: improve custom SAST rule activation, filtering semantics + config observability by @lelia in https://github.com/SocketDev/socket-basics/pull/61
docs: document required API token scopes for Socket Basics by @dc-larsen in https://github.com/SocketDev/socket-basics/pull/68
feat: add log statement indicating config source by @dc-larsen in https://github.com/SocketDev/socket-basics/pull/18
fix: restore standard LICENSE filename (revert .md rename from #79) by @lelia in https://github.com/SocketDev/socket-basics/pull/88

New Contributors

@ammkrn made their first contribution in https://github.com/SocketDev/socket-basics/pull/79

Full Changelog: https://github.com/SocketDev/socket-basics/compare/v2.0.3...v2.1.0