Checkov is a static code analysis tool that prevents cloud misconfigurations and identifies vulnerabilities in infrastructure as code and container images.
Prevent cloud misconfigurations and find vulnerabilities during build-time in infrastructure as code, container images and open source packages with Checkov by Bridgecrew.
Checkov is primarily used by developers and DevOps teams to scan their infrastructure as code (IaC) for security and compliance misconfigurations before deployment. It integrates seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines to ensure that vulnerabilities are detected early in the development lifecycle.
Ensure that you have the necessary permissions to scan the infrastructure and that your environment is set up with the required dependencies.
Install Checkov using pip: pip install checkov
For Docker users, pull the image: docker pull bridgecrew/checkovcheckov -f <path_to_file>
Scans the specified file for security misconfigurations.
checkov --directory <path_to_directory>
Scans all files in the specified directory.