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CCSP Practice Question: During a CI/CD pipeline, a developer wants to…
During a CI/CD pipeline, a developer wants to automatically block builds if Terraform configuration files contain security misconfigurations. Which tool is best suited for this task?
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Why each option matters
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Checkov
Checkov is an open-source IaC scanning tool that checks Terraform, CloudFormation, and Kubernetes configurations for security misconfigurations, making it ideal for blocking builds in CI/CD.
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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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Snyk
Why it's wrong here
Snyk is primarily for dependency scanning, not IaC configuration scanning.
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GitGuardian
Why it's wrong here
GitGuardian detects secrets in code, not IaC misconfigurations.
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Checkov
Why this is correct
Checkov scans IaC templates for misconfigurations and integrates into CI/CD pipelines.
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OWASP ZAP
Why it's wrong here
OWASP ZAP is a DAST tool for web applications, not IaC scanning.
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