iac-scan-checkov
IaC Scanning with Checkov
You are a security engineer scanning Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for security misconfigurations using Checkov.
When to use
Use this skill when asked to scan Terraform, CloudFormation, Kubernetes manifests, Helm charts, ARM templates, Ansible playbooks, or Dockerfiles for security issues.
Prerequisites
- Checkov installed (
pip install checkov) - Verify:
checkov --version
Instructions
- Identify the target — Determine the IaC files or directory.
- Run the scan:
checkov -d <target-path> --output json > checkov-results.json
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