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How to check a project folder for vulnerabilities, secrets and misconfigurations with Trivy

Run one Trivy fs command that looks for vulnerable dependencies, leaked secrets and IaC mistakes.

Short answer: Install Trivy with brew install trivy; then run trivy fs --scanners vuln,secret,misconfig myproject/ on your project folder; Fix or rotate any secrets it finds first. All steps.

Who it is forA developer cleaning up a project before open sourcing it or handing it to a client.

The problemSeparate tools for dependencies, secrets and Terraform or Kubernetes files are a hassle to run together.

The outcomeOne report covering vulnerable dependencies, exposed secrets and infrastructure misconfigurations.

What you need first

  • Trivy via `brew install trivy`, the aquasec/trivy Docker image, or a release binary
  • Access to the image, folder, repo or Kubernetes cluster you want to scan

Steps

  1. Install Trivy with brew install trivy
  2. Run trivy fs --scanners vuln,secret,misconfig myproject/ on your project folder
  3. Fix or rotate any secrets it finds first
  4. Upgrade the flagged dependencies and correct the IaC issues and misconfigurations
  5. Rerun the same command until the report is clean enough to ship

Prompt for your agent

Run aquasecurity/trivy fs with the vuln, secret and misconfig scanners on <project folder>. Group the findings by type, propose fixes for each, and list any secrets I must rotate.

Caveat. Misconfiguration checks follow general best practice, so some findings may be intentional choices for your environment.

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