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 pip or brew and executing scans on local project directories (e.g., checkov -d ./terraform).
  • [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The configuration includes the --download-external-modules setting, 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-git flag. 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.
Audit Metadata
Risk Level
SAFE
Analyzed
Jun 18, 2026, 11:00 AM
Security Audit — agent-trust-hub — iac-checkov