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PW is a project for sharing secrets vs Trivy

Trivy scans for secrets in code repositories, whereas PW encrypts and shares secrets manually.

Which to pick

Pick PW is a project for sharing secrets if you want…

  • Browser-only encrypted secret sharing

Pick Trivy if you want…

  • All-in-one open-source security scanner
  • Secret scanning

Side by side

What it is
PW is a project for sharing secrets:PW lets you share confidential files or messages encrypted directly in the browser.
Trivy:Trivy is an open-source scanner that finds vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets and generates SBOMs for code, containers and Kubernetes.
Best for
PW is a project for sharing secrets:Browser-only encrypted secret sharing
Trivy:All-in-one open-source security scanner
Who it’s for
PW is a project for sharing secrets:Developers and teams needing quick, client-side encrypted secret sharing.
Trivy:Developers and security teams needing fast, free scanning of code, images and infrastructure.
Pricing
PW is a project for sharing secrets:Free
Trivy:Open source
Open source
PW is a project for sharing secrets:Yes, 12 GitHub stars
Trivy:Yes, 38,170 GitHub stars
Works with
PW is a project for sharing secrets:—
Trivy:Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Container Registry

PW is a project for sharing secrets features

  • Client-side encryption. All files and messages are encrypted in the browser before upload.
  • File upload up to 1 MB. Select a file (max 1 MB) to encrypt and share.
  • Configurable secret lifetime. Choose expiration: 1 hour, 2 hours, 1 day or 1 week.
  • One-time download. Recipient can download the secret only once.
  • Auto-generated password. PW can create a strong password automatically for the secret.
  • Message encryption. Encrypt plain text messages in addition to files.

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.

PW is a project for sharing secrets vs Trivy FAQ

Is PW is a project for sharing secrets or Trivy free?+

Yes, both are free, and Trivy is open source.

Is PW is a project for sharing secrets or Trivy open source?+

Yes, both are open source: PW is a project for sharing secrets (lebe-dev/pw on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license) and Trivy (aquasecurity/trivy on GitHub, Apache-2.0 license).

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PW is a project for sharing secrets

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