IaC Security
Last updated
Last updated
Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) is a method to provision and manage IT/Cloud infrastructure through the use of source code (IaC templates) under version control, rather than through operating procedures and manual processes.
Errors in IaC templates could lead to security issues across the cloud native application stack.
Maximize the reliability and security of your infrastructure as code processes. Our advanced IaC solution ensures that your automated configurations are not only efficient but protected against vulnerabilities from development to deployment.
Xygeni’s platform efficiently identifies and mitigates cloud misconfigurations across various IaC templates, including Terraform, CloudFormation, and Azure Resource Manager (ARM), ensuring your cloud infrastructure is secured against common and complex vulnerabilities.
Xygeni integrates seamlessly with your CI/CD pipelines, providing real-time alerts and halting problematic deployments. Here are several ways to incorporate Xygeni’s IaC scanning capabilities:
Pre-Commit Hooks (see Git Hooks with Xygeni )
Incorporate Xygeni’s scanning as a pre-commit hook in Git to automatically check for IaC flaws before code is committed. This ensures that any potential issues are addressed at the earliest stage of development.
CI/CD Pipeline Integration (see Integrate into CI/CD Systems )
Integrate Xygeni scans into your CI/CD pipelines using popular CI tools like Jenkins, CircleCI, or GitHub Actions. Configure the scan to run at key stages, such as before a merge request is accepted or before deployment to production.
Deploy extensive, predefined policies to automatically address major security challenges like infrastructure misconfigurations, container vulnerabilities, and exposed secrets, simplifying cloud security without additional effort.
Xygeni’s scanning tools are designed to adapt to various environments and configurations, allowing scans of both private and public registries, local file systems, and different container formats. This adaptability ensures comprehensive security coverage regardless of your infrastructure’s complexity or scale.
Terraform: We provide detectors for a wide range of resources across major cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, making it ideal for cloud-agnostic infrastructure setups.
CloudFormation: Managed AWS service integration allows for detailed modeling and provisioning of AWS resources.
ARM and Bicep: Tools for Azure resources, ranging from traditional ARM templates to the newer, more developer-friendly Bicep syntax.
Kubernetes: Whether using basic Pods syntax or complex Helm charts, Xygeni ensures your Kubernetes deployments are secure.
Docker: Our security extends to Docker environments, including Dockerfiles and docker-compose files that define services, networks, and volumes.
Xygeni enhances container security by detecting container image misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, and secrets. Xygeni can pull images from multiple sources for scanning:
Local Docker Engine: Directly from the installed Docker engine.
Containerd: Via the Containerd daemon or nerdctl.
Podman: Using the Podman CLI.
Remote OCI Registry: Directly from OCI-compliant registries or specified via tarball: for local OCI format images.
By incorporating best practices and security guardrails directly into development workflows, Xygeni prevents noisy and redundant alerts, ensuring only relevant issues are flagged. This proactive approach blocks IaC misconfigurations before they reach production, maintaining the integrity and security of your deployments.
See Infrastructure-As-Code and IaC Scanner
