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Prevasio Container Security

v1.0.4 Latest version

Prevasio Container Security

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Prevasio Container Security

Extensible security plugin platform that checks Dockers for potential vulnerabilities before any commits to a repository

Installation

Copy and paste the following snippet into your .yml file.

              

- name: Prevasio Container Security

uses: algosec/[email protected]

Learn more about this action in algosec/prevasio-cicd-container-security-action

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Prevasio CI/CD Container Security

AlgoSec Prevasio CI/CD Container Security solution is an extensible security plugin platform that provides an automated scan for Docker containers. AlgoSec Prevasio will build, simulate runtime, and scan the image statically and dynamically for security risks. This is integrated into the user's GitHub repository CI process. The action is available only to registered AlgoSec Prevasio CNAPP users. For the official trial, click here.


Action parameters

Parameter Description Required Default Type
Repository secrets        
GITHUB_TOKEN Github PAT for checking diffs and commenting Yes   Secret Parameter
ALGOSEC_TENANT_ID AlgoSec Tenant ID Yes   Secret Parameter
ALGOSEC_CLIENT_ID AlgoSec Client ID Yes   Secret Parameter
ALGOSEC_CLIENT_SECRET AlgoSec Client Secret Yes   Secret Parameter
General Parameters        
CF_REGION Algosec deployment region us/anz/eu No us  string
WORKING_DIR Specify the GitHub repository's folder that contains the Dockerfile No . (root folder) string
DOCKERFILE_NAME Specify the Dockerfile name No Dockerfile string
MIN_LEVEL_TO_BLOCK_PR Specify the minimum risk severity level to block the PR if at least one risk of this level is found No -1 (never block) int

Configurations

Create Client ID and Client Secret in your Algosec Prevasio account using our user management module.
Add AlgoSec credentials to your GitHub repo's secrets.
Note:

  • GitHub and AlgoSec credentials are mandatory in order to run the action
  • If the WORKING_DIR, DOCKERFILE_NAME and MIN_LEVEL_TO_BLOCK_PR parameters, are not provided, the default values are taken
  • The severity levels for the MIN_LEVEL_TO_BLOCK_PR are - Critical: 0, High: 1, Medium: 2. If it is set to -1, the PR won't be blocked
  • The branch name is also configurable. You can change the name of the branch under [on -> pull_request -> branches]
  • The permissions assigned to the job are mandatory in order to enable it to read the repository content and to write the scan results as a comment in the PR

To enable the action to block the PR, follow these steps:
For the action to be defined as a required check, it must be run manually:

  1. Go to the repository Actions tab
  2. Choose the workflow that runs algosec-prevasio-cicd-container-security job
  3. Run the workflow

Create a new branch protection rule to define the action as a required check:

  1. Go to the repository Settings tab
  2. Click on Branches on the left sidebar
  3. Click Add rule / Add branch protection rule
  4. Specify the branch the action runs on
  5. Enable Require status checks to pass before merging
  6. Add Algosec Prevasio CI/CD Container Security as a required check
  7. Create the rule

Example usage

name: 'Your Repo CI/CD Yaml Workflow'
on:
  pull_request:
    branches:
      - 'main'
  workflow_dispatch:
jobs:
  algosec-prevasio-cicd-container-security:
     name: Algosec Prevasio CI/CD Container Security
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
        contents: read
        pull-requests: write
     steps:
        - name: Checkout
          uses: actions/checkout@v3
        - name: Algosec Prevasio CI/CD Container Security
          uses: algosec/[email protected]
          env:
            # Github's Private Access Token
            GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
  
            # AlgoSec credentials
            ALGOSEC_TENANT_ID: ${{ secrets.CF_TENANT_ID }}
            ALGOSEC_CLIENT_ID: ${{ secrets.CF_CLIENT_ID }}
            ALGOSEC_CLIENT_SECRET: ${{ secrets.CF_CLIENT_SECRET }}
            
            # General parameters
            WORKING_DIR: .
            DOCKERFILE_NAME: Dockerfile
            MIN_LEVEL_TO_BLOCK_PR: 1
            

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