{
 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-31",
 "id": "google-osv-scanner--scan-a-container-image-and-check-licenses-with-osv-scanner",
 "repo": "google/osv-scanner",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/google/osv-scanner",
 "repo_slug": "google-osv-scanner",
 "title": "Scan a container image and check licenses",
 "page_title": "How to scan a container image and check licenses with Osv Scanner",
 "summary": "Scan an image layer by layer, then check dependency licenses against an allow list.",
 "who": "A platform team gating images and dependencies before they reach production.",
 "problem": "Base images and licenses both carry hidden risk.",
 "outcome": "Image vulnerabilities plus a license report for a project.",
 "steps": [
  "Install OSV-Scanner from the releases page",
  "Run `osv-scanner scan image my-image-name:tag` with your image",
  "Run `osv-scanner --licenses path/to/repository` for a license summary",
  "Run `osv-scanner --licenses=\"MIT,Apache-2.0\" path/to/directory` to check against an allowed SPDX list"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "With google/osv-scanner, run `osv-scanner scan image my-image-name:tag` for <my image>, then `osv-scanner --licenses path/to/repository` for <my repo>, and list anything that breaks an allowed list of MIT and Apache-2.0.",
 "agents": [
  "claude-code",
  "codex",
  "cursor",
  "gemini-cli"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "Image scanning covers Alpine, Debian and Ubuntu plus Go, Java, Node and Python artifacts.",
 "category": "Security and science",
 "tags": [
  "Security and science"
 ],
 "lang": "go",
 "requirements": [
  "A prebuilt binary from the releases page, or Go to run go install",
  "A project directory with lockfiles or manifests, or a container image",
  "Network access to OSV.dev, unless you use offline mode"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [
  {
   "tag": "data",
   "notice": "License scanning sends package names, versions and ecosystems to deps.dev."
  }
 ],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.9,
 "evidence": [],
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