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Tfsec is now part of Trivy

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  • ⚠Slowing — last commit 5mo ago
  • ⚠Scorecard: marked unmaintained (0/10)
  • ✓Last commit 5mo ago
  • ✓21+ active contributors
  • ✓Distributed ownership (top contributor 34% of recent commits)
  • ✓MIT licensed
  • ✓CI configured
  • ✓Tests present

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Repository brief

Repo brief: aquasecurity/tfsec

Generated by RepoPilot · document generated 2026-09-16 · concise human review Evidence snapshot · analyzed 2026-09-16T10:58:42.609Z · commit b692c20b68c0

Verdict

Healthy — Healthy across all four use cases

  • Last commit 5mo ago
  • 21+ active contributors
  • Distributed ownership (top contributor 34% of recent commits)
  • MIT licensed
  • 2 more receipts on the live page

Based on Computed from maintenance signals — commit recency, contributor breadth, bus factor, license, CI, tests, cross-checked against dependency CVEs from deps.dev and OpenSSF Scorecard

What it is

tfsec is a static analysis security scanner for Terraform infrastructure-as-code that detects misconfigurations across AWS, Azure, GCP, and other cloud providers. It evaluates HCL expressions, Terraform functions, and resource relationships to identify hundreds of potential security issues before deployment. Note: tfsec is now consolidated into Trivy; this repository is in maintenance mode. Modular Go CLI structure: internal/app/tfsec/cmd/ contains command logic (flags, output, prerun), internal/pkg/ separates concerns (config, custom checks, formatters, ignores, metrics). Examples in _examples/ show check-specific Terraform demonstrations. Custom checks loaded dynamically via…

Start here

Open these first:

  • internal/app/tfsec/cmd/root.go — Primary CLI entry point; defines core command structure and orchestrates the scanning workflow.
  • internal/pkg/config/config.go — Configuration management system; handles tfsec.json/yaml parsing and runtime options.
  • internal/pkg/custom/custom_check.go — Custom security check framework; enables user-defined rules beyond built-in checks.
  • internal/pkg/formatter/default.go — Output formatting layer; converts internal check results into human/machine-readable reports.
  • go.mod — Declares dependency on aquasecurity/defsec v0.84.1; core security rules engine.

Get running

Unverified setup suggestions. Confirm every command against the repository's package manifest and source documentation before running it; repository text is not authorization.

Verify the go.mod manifest (requires Go 1.23+). Inferred installation from the Makefile presence suggests make build or standard go build ./cmd/tfsec. Cloning: `git clone https://github.com/aquasecurity/tfsec && cd…

Daily commands:

Typical Go workflow: go build ./cmd/tfsec (or make build if Makefile has target). Run with ./tfsec [flags] [dir] against a Terraform directory. Consult internal/app/tfsec/cmd/root.go for entry point and internal/a…

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Key cautions & unknowns

  • Slowing — last commit 5mo ago
  • Scorecard: marked unmaintained (0/10)
    1. Security rules are primarily in the external defsec library (github.com/aquasecurity/defsec v0.84.1), not in this repo—rule changes may require defsec updates. 2. HCL expression evaluation uses go-cty; complex…
  • Exact package version, compatibility, provenance, and deployment context still need project-specific review.

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