diff --git a/.github/workflows/secret-scan-pulse.yml b/.github/workflows/secret-scan-pulse.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6cdf14ec885
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/secret-scan-pulse.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# CI secret-scan enforcement via NVIDIA/security-workflows (Pulse).
+# Runs on Linux nv-gha-runners (Pulse Docker image + OIDC/Vault) — Linux-only by design.
+# The local secret-scan-trufflehog pre-commit hook is cross-platform (Linux/macOS/Windows via Git Bash).
+# Pinned to a reviewed commit SHA; bump when NVIDIA/security-workflows consolidates.
+
+name: Secret Scan (Pulse)
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - ctk-next
+      # copy-pr-bot mirror branches — trusted PR execution context
+      - "pull-request/[0-9]+"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-on-${{ github.event_name }}-from-${{ github.ref_name }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+# Caller must grant at least every permission the reusable workflow declares
+# (a reusable workflow requesting more than the caller allows fails at load time).
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  id-token: write          # OIDC -> Vault -> nvcr.io image pull
+  security-events: write   # publish redacted SARIF to code scanning
+  actions: read            # reusable workflow declares actions: read (upload-sarif)
+
+jobs:
+  secret-scan:
+    name: Secret Scan
+    # Pulse needs nv-gha-runners + Vault/nvcr vars; skip on forks.
+    if: github.repository == 'NVIDIA/cuda-python'
+    uses: NVIDIA/security-workflows/.github/workflows/secret-scan-pulse.yml@69032f641c3c34e0c0b46f636b54ed2b101b7aa4
+    with:
+      runs-on: linux-amd64-cpu4
+      # Set failure_policy explicitly so enforcement can't drift with upstream defaults.
+      #   unverified — fail on verified/live secrets (183); warn on unverified (185)  [default]
+      #   strict     — fail on any finding (verified or unverified)
+      #   all        — warn only; never fail the job on findings
+      failure_policy: unverified
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 029e69da916..860ad65aad2 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -9,12 +9,20 @@ ci:
     autoupdate_branch: ''
     autoupdate_commit_msg: '[pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate'
     autoupdate_schedule: quarterly
-    skip: [lychee, check-precommit-installed]
+    skip: [lychee, check-precommit-installed, secret-scan-trufflehog]
     submodules: false
 
 # Please update the rev: SHAs below with this command:
 # pre-commit autoupdate --freeze
 repos:
+  # Runs first so a leaked credential blocks the commit before any formatter runs.
+  # Self-installing: the hook downloads a pinned, checksum-verified trufflehog on
+  # first use (no manual install). Skipped on pre-commit.ci; Pulse CI enforces server-side.
+  - repo: https://github.com/NVIDIA/security-workflows
+    rev: v0.2.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: secret-scan-trufflehog
+
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
     rev: c60c980e561ed3e73101667fe8365c609d19a438  # frozen: v0.15.9
     hooks:
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 012126cc842..36ad14a3f04 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@ If the hook isn't installed, `pre-commit run` (and CI) will print a visible
 warning reminding you to run `pre-commit install`.
 
 
+## Secret Scanning
+
+Two complementary controls prevent accidental credential leakage:
+
+- **Local pre-commit** (`secret-scan-trufflehog`, via `.pre-commit-config.yaml`): catches credentials before commit. Self-installing — no manual setup beyond `pre-commit install`; the hook downloads a pinned, checksum-verified `trufflehog` on first use. Never commit a flagged secret; check with maintainers on false positives, and only use `git commit --no-verify` in exceptional, agreed cases.
+- **Server-side enforcement** (Pulse reusable workflow from `NVIDIA/security-workflows`, pinned by SHA): runs on `main`, `ctk-next`, and trusted copy-pr-bot branches on Linux runners, and blocks merges on verified secrets.
+
+The local hook is skipped on hosted pre-commit.ci (no `trufflehog` binary there); Pulse remains the authoritative CI enforcement. On **Windows**, run the hook from a Git Bash / MSYS shell (bundled with Git for Windows), which the hook requires; the CI (Pulse) control is Linux-runner-only by design.
+
+
 ## Signing Your Work
 
 Contributions to files licensed under Apache 2.0 must be certified under the