200-901 Application Deployment and Security Practice Question
A CI/CD pipeline for a Python project should run unit tests and check for known vulnerabilities in dependencies. Which tool can be integrated into the pipeline to perform dependency scanning?
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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Snyk
Snyk is a popular dependency scanning tool that integrates with CI/CD pipelines. pip audit and npm audit are similar but for specific ecosystems. Snyk supports multiple languages.
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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Docker
Why it's wrong here
Docker is a container platform, not a scanning tool.
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Kubernetes
Why it's wrong here
Kubernetes is an orchestrator.
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Jenkins
Why it's wrong here
Jenkins is a CI/CD server, not a scanner.
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Snyk
Why this is correct
Snyk scans dependencies for vulnerabilities.
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