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Checkov

About Checkov

Checkov scans cloud infrastructure configurations to find misconfigurations before they're deployed. It uses a common command line interface to manage and analyze infrastructure as code scan results across multiple platforms. It supports developers using Terraform, Terraform plan, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, ARM Templates, Serverless, Helm, and AWS CDK. It can be integrated with custom support for platforms, build processes, and release systems. It is built and maintained thanks to a network of supporters worldwide.

Products

  • Checkov: Scans cloud infrastructure configurations to find misconfigurations before deployment.
  • Checkov 2.0: An update to Checkov described on the company's blog.

Used for

  • Scanning cloud resources in build-time for misconfigured attributes with a Python policy-as-code framework.
  • Analyzing relationships between cloud resources using graph-based YAML policies.
  • Executing, testing, and modifying runner parameters in the context of a subject repository CI/CD and version control integrations.
  • Extending Checkov to define custom policies, providers, and suppressions terms.
  • Preventing misconfigurations from being deployed by embedding it into existing developer workflows.

Who it is for

  • Developers using Terraform, Terraform plan, CloudFormation, Kubernetes, ARM Templates, Serverless, Helm, and AWS CDK.

From Checkov's own website, read 2026-10-23. How we build listings.

How to evaluate Cloud Security & CSPM

This is how the CIOPages Research Team evaluates this category. It is not an assessment of Checkov. It comes from our Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) buyer guide.

25%
Risk Prioritization & Attack-Path Analysis
Context graph that correlates misconfiguration, internet reachability, identity/permissions, vulnerabilities, secrets, and data sensitivity into ranked attack paths to crown-jewel assets; toxic-combination detection; quality of the “fix these 10” output versus raw finding volume; false-positive rate in your own accounts
20%
Coverage Model: Agentless Breadth vs. Runtime Depth
Agentless snapshot/API scanning for fast 100%-estate visibility versus agent/eBPF runtime for in-production threat detection (CDR); container, serverless, and Kubernetes (KSPM) coverage; how the two models combine without double-counting; performance impact and deployment friction
20%
Multi-Cloud & Platform Consolidation (CNAPP)
Depth and parity across AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, and Kubernetes from one console; how many of CSPM, CIEM, CWPP, DSPM, KSPM, and code/IaC security are genuinely unified on one data model versus bolted-on acquisitions; single policy and one risk score across domains
15%
Identity & Entitlements (CIEM)
Effective-permission analysis across human and machine identities, cross-account and federated role mapping, detection of unused and over-privileged entitlements, least-privilege right-sizing recommendations, and privilege escalation / lateral-movement path discovery
10%
Remediation, Automation & Developer Workflow
Guided and auto-remediation, IaC and pull-request fixes (shift-left to code), guardrails that prevent drift, ticketing/SOAR integration, ownership routing to the right team, and API/Terraform coverage for security-as-code
10%
Compliance, Reporting & SOC Integration
Out-of-the-box frameworks (CIS, PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, FedRAMP, NIST) with custom policy authoring, audit-ready evidence and drift history, RBAC/SSO on the console, and clean export of correlated cloud risk into the SIEM/SOC rather than a siloed dashboard

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Quick Facts

www.checkov.io
CategoryCybersecurity
SubcategoryCloud Security & CSPM

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