diff --git a/.gitleaksignore b/.gitleaksignore
index c156fa3ab..1dca834ff 100644
--- a/.gitleaksignore
+++ b/.gitleaksignore
@@ -3,3 +3,44 @@
 # required content digests as credentials; suppress only those exact fingerprints.
 frontend-modern/browser-verification.json:generic-api-key:11
 frontend-modern/browser-verification.json:generic-api-key:12
+
+# Historical findings proven to be deterministic examples, placeholders, or
+# public-key/path false positives. Keep these commit-, path-, rule-, and
+# line-specific so provider credentials and expired tokens remain visible.
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diff --git a/scripts/tests/test_gitleaks_ignore.py b/scripts/tests/test_gitleaks_ignore.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13c2340b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/tests/test_gitleaks_ignore.py
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Keep historical gitleaks suppressions exact and auditable."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import re
+import subprocess
+import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+IGNORE_PATH = REPO_ROOT / ".gitleaksignore"
+HISTORICAL_FINGERPRINT = re.compile(
+    r"^(?P<commit>[0-9a-f]{40}):(?P<path>.+):(?P<rule>[a-z0-9-]+):(?P<line>[1-9][0-9]*)$"
+)
+CURRENT_FINGERPRINT = re.compile(
+    r"^(?P<path>.+):(?P<rule>[a-z0-9-]+):(?P<line>[1-9][0-9]*)$"
+)
+
+
+def ignore_entries() -> list[str]:
+    return [
+        line.strip()
+        for line in IGNORE_PATH.read_text(encoding="utf-8").splitlines()
+        if line.strip() and not line.lstrip().startswith("#")
+    ]
+
+
+class GitleaksIgnoreTest(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_entries_are_exact_fingerprints(self) -> None:
+        invalid = [
+            entry
+            for entry in ignore_entries()
+            if not HISTORICAL_FINGERPRINT.fullmatch(entry)
+            and not CURRENT_FINGERPRINT.fullmatch(entry)
+        ]
+        self.assertEqual(invalid, [], msg=f"non-exact gitleaks ignore entries: {invalid}")
+
+    def test_historical_fingerprints_resolve_to_the_named_blob(self) -> None:
+        failures: list[str] = []
+
+        for entry in ignore_entries():
+            match = HISTORICAL_FINGERPRINT.fullmatch(entry)
+            if match is None:
+                continue
+
+            commit = match.group("commit")
+            path = match.group("path")
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                ["git", "cat-file", "-e", f"{commit}:{path}"],
+                cwd=REPO_ROOT,
+                stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+                check=False,
+            )
+            if result.returncode != 0:
+                failures.append(entry)
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            failures,
+            [],
+            msg="historical gitleaks fingerprints do not resolve:\n- "
+            + "\n- ".join(failures),
+        )
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()