Security Scans
Aptible can perform Security Scans of your Docker images using Clair.
What is Scanned?
Security Scans look for vulnerable OS packages installed in your Docker images on supported Linux distributions:
- Debian / Ubuntu: Security Scans scan for packages installed using
dpkg
or itsapt-get
frontend. - CentOS / Red Hat: Security Scans scan for packages installed using
rpm
or its frontendsyum
anddnf
. - Alpine Linux: Security Scans scan for packages installed using
apk
.
In particular Security Scans do not scan for:
- Packages installed from source (e.g. using
make && make install
). - Packages installed language-level package managers such as
bundler
,npm
,pip
,yarn
,composer
etc. (third-party vulnerability analysis providers support those, and you can incorporate them in e.g. a CI process).
Accessing Scans
Scans are run when you visit the Security Scans tab within an App or when you click the “Re-run report” button. Scans are available via the Aptible Dashboard: navigate to the Security Scans tab on an App and review the list of vulnerabilities.
Updated about 1 year ago