iac-checkov
Pass
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Jun 18, 2026
Risk Level: SAFE
Full Analysis
- [SAFE]: The skill is designed for security auditing of cloud infrastructure using well-known, open-source tooling (Checkov). It aligns with DevSecOps best practices.
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: The documentation provides standard CLI commands for installing the tool via
piporbrewand executing scans on local project directories (e.g.,checkov -d ./terraform). - [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The configuration includes the
--download-external-modulessetting, which is a native Checkov feature used to fetch Terraform modules from official registries or version control systems during analysis. This is documented and standard behavior for IaC scanners. - [REMOTE_CODE_EXECUTION]: The skill mentions the ability to load custom security policies from external Git repositories via the
--external-checks-gitflag. This is a standard feature for organization-wide policy enforcement and centralized management of security rules. - [DATA_EXFILTRATION]: While the tool includes a 'secrets' framework to detect hardcoded credentials in code, the skill itself does not contain any logic to exfiltrate discovered data or sensitive files.
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