⚡ TL;DR
What
IaC security scanner
Who
DevSecOps, Cloud Security
Catch
False positives
Verdict
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Essential
🎯 The Problem It Solves
DevSecOps, Cloud Security need iac security scanner. This tool solves that problem simply and effectively.
🔧 How It Works
Install Checkov and follow the quick start steps below to get results in minutes.
🚀 Installation & Quick Start
Installation
pip install checkovQuick Start
- pip install checkov
- checkov -d .
- checkov --framework terraform
✅ Pros
- •IaC scanning
- •Multi-framework
- •Fast
❌ Cons
- •False positives
- •No runtime
💬 Practitioner Verdict
"Best open-source IaC scanner."
— Emmanuel, Security Reviewer
📊 Specifications
- Language
- Python
- License
- MIT
- Platform
- Linux, macOS, Windows
- Kill Chain
- Multiple
- MITRE ATT&CK
- T1526, T1552
💰 Pricing Reality
Free (OSS).
👥 Community Health
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🏷️ Tags
Open Source