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cfg-guard vs Trivy
Trivy scans for misconfigurations, not file-level locking
cfg-guardA lock and a witness for config files too many hands edit:…Which to pick
Pick cfg-guard if you want…
- File locking with change audit
- Integrations with Python (on cfg-guard's list, not Trivy's)
Pick Trivy if you want…
- All-in-one open-source security scanner
- Vulnerability and misconfiguration scanning
- Integrations with Docker, Kubernetes or Azure Container Registry (on Trivy's list, not cfg-guard's)
Side by side
- What it is
- cfg-guard:cfg-guard is a Python library that provides file-level locking and change-witnessing for configuration files using flock, content-hash compare-and-swap, and inotify.
- Trivy:Trivy is an open-source scanner that finds vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets and generates SBOMs for code, containers and Kubernetes.
- Best for
- cfg-guard:File locking with change audit
- Trivy:All-in-one open-source security scanner
- Who it’s for
- cfg-guard:Developers who need safe concurrent edits of config files in Python projects
- Trivy:Developers and security teams needing fast, free scanning of code, images and infrastructure.
- Pricing
- cfg-guard:Open source
- Trivy:Open source
- Open source
- cfg-guard:Yes
- Trivy:Yes, 38,170 GitHub stars
- Works with
- cfg-guard:Python
- Trivy:Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Container Registry
cfg-guard features
- Flock-based lock. Uses OS file lock (flock) to prevent simultaneous writes.
- Content-hash compare-and-swap. Refuses a write if the base file bytes have changed since read.
- Inotify + /proc writer identification. Detects and reports the process that attempted an out-of-order write.
- Standard-library only. No external dependencies; works with Python's stdlib.
- Simple installation. Install via pip with a single command.
- MIT licensed source. Open-source code hosted on GitLab.
Trivy features
- Vulnerability scanning. Detects CVEs in binaries, container images and source code repositories.
- Misconfiguration detection. Finds insecure settings in IaC templates and Kubernetes manifests.
- Secret scanning. Identifies hard-coded credentials and secrets in code and images.
- SBOM generation. Creates Software Bill of Materials for artifacts to track component licenses.
- Cloud and Kubernetes scanning. Scans cloud resources and Kubernetes clusters for security issues.
- Docker extension. Integrates as a Docker extension for easy image scanning in Docker workflows.
cfg-guard vs Trivy FAQ
Is cfg-guard or Trivy free?+
Yes, both are free and open source.
Is cfg-guard or Trivy open source?+
Yes, both are open source: cfg-guard and Trivy (aquasecurity/trivy on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license).
Do cfg-guard and Trivy integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: cfg-guard lists Python; Trivy lists Docker, Kubernetes and Azure Container Registry.
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