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Containers Vulnerability Scanner: Trivy
This article talks about Trivy, which is a simple and comprehensive vulnerability scanner for containers and other artifacts, suitable for Continuous Integration and Testing.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Installation
Scanning Git Repository
Scanning Container Image
Scanning Filesystem
Scanning the running Containers
Embed Trivy in Dockerfile
Introduction
Trivy is an open-source tool by aqua security to scan for vulnerabilities and misconfiguration errors. This tool works at various levels: it can evaluate Infrastructure as Code, inspect container images, deliver configuration file assistance, analyze Kubernetes implementations, and review the code in a Git repository. With the ease of usage, trivy can be simply be integrated in CI/CD pipeline (DevSecOps) by installing and adding binary to the project. Trivy offers complete visibility across programming language and operating system packages and has a wide database of vulnerabilities which allows quick scans of critical CVEs. With various new advancements in the tool, it has helped pen-testers and cybersecurity researchers to ensure continuous scans making the process of DevSecOps faster and more efficient.
