🔍 Docker Scout – Introduction

📌 What is Docker Scout?

Docker Scout is a container security tool that helps developers:

  • ✅ Scan container images for vulnerabilities.
  • ✅ Identify outdated dependencies and security risks.
  • ✅ Get remediation guidance to fix security issues.
  • ✅ Automate vulnerability scanning within CI/CD pipelines.

By using Docker Scout, we ensure that only secure images are pushed and deployed.

📌 Why Use Docker Scout?

Feature Benefit
Vulnerability Scanning Identifies CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) in container images.
Remediation Guidance Provides recommended fixes for security issues.
Policy Enforcement Blocks deployment of insecure images.
CI/CD Integration Automates security checks in AWS CodePipeline.

📌 What We’ll Cover in This Section

In this section, we’ll:

  1. Create a vulnerable Dockerfile with known security issues
  2. Scan the image using Docker Scout to identify vulnerabilities
  3. Fix the vulnerabilities by updating base images and packages
  4. Integrate Docker Scout into an AWS CodePipeline to automate security checks

This hands-on approach will demonstrate how Docker Scout can be used to identify security issues in your container images before they reach production.

📌 Next Steps

Now, let’s scan our application image and analyze the vulnerabilities. 🚀
Go to the next section to get started!