350-701 Cloud Security Practice Question
A DevOps team is building a CI/CD pipeline for a cloud-native application. They want to automatically check Terraform scripts for insecure configurations before deployment. Which tool should be integrated into the pipeline?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Checkov
Checkov is a static analysis tool specifically designed to scan Infrastructure as Code (IaC) files like Terraform for security misconfigurations.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Container image scanner
Why it's wrong here
Container scanners analyze container images, not IaC.
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SAST scanner
Why it's wrong here
SAST scans source code, not IaC files.
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DAST scanner
Why it's wrong here
DAST tests running applications, not IaC.
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Checkov
Why this is correct
Checkov scans Terraform, CloudFormation, etc., for security issues.
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