Who are the default receivers for secret scanning alerts?

• A. Repository Administrators, Organization owners
• B. Authors of commits that trigger alerts
• C. Repository Administrators, Organization owners, authors of commits that trigger alerts
• D. Anyone with access to the repository

Answer: (C)

Secret scanning alerts are meant to reach people who can take immediate action to fix exposures. The default receivers are repository administrators, organization owners, and the authors of the commits that triggered the alert. This setup ensures two important angles: governance and remediation. Administrators and organization owners can coordinate the response, enforce policies, and oversee the repository or organization, while the authors of the triggering commit are the most likely to have introduced the secret and are best positioned to rotate or remove it and fix the code. Notifying everyone with access would create noise and often include people who can’t or shouldn’t fix the issue, making remediation slower and less effective. So the combination of admins, org owners, and the offending commit authors provides actionable, accountable notification, which is why this option is the best choice.