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CCSP Practice Question: A security team wants to detect container image…
A security team wants to detect container image vulnerabilities before they are pushed to a registry. Which stage of the CI pipeline should container image scanning occur?
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Why each option matters
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After build and before push to registry
Scanning container images after build but before push ensures vulnerabilities are caught early and not deployed.
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After build and before push to registry
Why this is correct
Scanning at this stage prevents vulnerable images from being stored in the registry.
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During runtime in production
Why it's wrong here
Runtime scanning is for active threats, not pre-deployment vulnerability detection.
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After deployment to production
Why it's wrong here
Scanning after deployment is too late; shift-left requires earlier scanning.
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After push to registry and before deployment
Why it's wrong here
While still before deployment, scanning after push may allow vulnerable images to be pulled; scanning before push is more secure.
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