AST-120196-Enable/disable commit history scanning

[cx-rui-oliveira]

Description

This PR adds support for enabling/disabling Git commit history scanning in Secret Detection scans through a new CLI flag --git-commit-history. This enhancement allows users to explicitly enable scanning of the full Git commit history to detect secrets that may have been committed in the past, even if they've been removed from the current working tree.

Type of Change

• Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
• Documentation update

Related Issues

Ticket: AST-120196

Checklist

• I have performed a self-review of my code
• I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
• I have added necessary documentation (if appropriate)
• Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules
• I have updated the CLI help for new/changed functionality in this PR (if applicable)
• All active GitHub checks for tests, formatting, and security are passing
• The correct base branch is being used

Screenshots (if applicable)

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Additional Notes

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[github-actions]

Checkmarx One – Scan Summary & Details – 17dbe526-85a0-409b-8b06-35bed915c1bf

Great job! No new security vulnerabilities introduced in this pull request