Checkov

IaaC security scanner.

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Console’s review

· Reviewed by David Mytton

What we like

Scans infrastructure as code configs e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation, k8s, Helm, Dockerfile for misconfigurations. Large out of the box library. Can integrate with IDE and CI to help catch issues ideally as you write them, but definitely before they go to prod.

Tradeoffs

Conflicts with TFSec if you’re using Terraform, so best not to use them combined - pick one or the other.

Is Checkov a fit?

Based on Console’s review published on 2023-11-16. Summary updated .

Who it’s for

Developers using infrastructure as code tools should consider Checkov for security scanning

Why consider it

Checkov can scan infrastructure as code configurations for misconfigurations

Keep in mind

Checkov may conflict with other security tools like TFSec when using Terraform

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