checkov

Static Code Analysis for Infrastructure as Code.

Last updated: 2026-05-10 Report error

Syntax

$checkov [OPTIONS] [FILE]

Examples

$checkov -d /path/to/terraform

Examples

$checkov -f template.yaml

Examples

$checkov --directory /path

Typical use cases

Scan Terraform

checkov -d /path/to/terraform

Kubernetes

checkov -f deployment.yaml

Note Scans Terraform, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, Dockerfile and more for security issues.

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