Aqua Trivy is a leading open-source vulnerability and risk scanner designed for DevOps and security teams. It provides a unified solution for scanning container images, filesystems, Git repositories, and Kubernetes environments. Trivy offers reliability, speed, and ease of use, making it an essential tool for enhancing security in cloud-native applications and DevSecOps pipelines.

Key Features

Comprehensive Scanning Capabilities Trivy can scan various targets for vulnerabilities and security risks:

• Container images
• Filesystems
• Git repositories (remote)
• Virtual machine images
• Kubernetes environments
• AWS resources

Vulnerability Detection Trivy identifies a wide range of security issues:

• Known vulnerabilities (CVEs) in OS packages and software dependencies
• Generating Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)
• IaC issues and misconfigurations
• Sensitive information and secrets
• Software license compliance

Integration and Ease of Use Trivy is designed for seamless integration into development workflows:

• CLI tool for local use and CI/CD pipeline integration
• Automatic database updates without external dependencies
• Fast scanning, typically completed in seconds
• Support for various output formats (e.g., JUnit XML, SARIF, AWS Security Finding Format)

Benefits

Enhanced Security Trivy helps organizations improve their security posture:

• Early detection of vulnerabilities in the development cycle
• Comprehensive coverage across various cloud-native components
• Reduced risk of deploying vulnerable containers or misconfigured resources

Developer-Friendly Trivy is designed with developers in mind:

• Easy to implement and manage
• Can be used locally or in CI/CD pipelines
• Integrates with popular cloud-native tools like Grafana for reporting

Community Support As an open-source tool, Trivy benefits from:

• A large and active community for support and resources
• Continuous improvements and feature developments
• Wide adoption, including by leading cloud platform providers