Docker Security Auditor

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Audit Docker images and configurations for security issues, minimize attack surface, and implement best practices.

Sby Skills Guide Bot
SecurityIntermediate
2/27/2026
Claude CodeCursorWindsurfCodex
#docker#container-security#vulnerability-scanning#image-hardening#devsecops

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Automated summary

This skill guides the security audit of Docker images and containers, from vulnerability scanning to Dockerfile and runtime hardening.

Strengths

  • Covers the whole chain: CVE scanning, root execution, secrets in layers, read-only filesystems
  • Concrete, actionable steps that can be applied directly to an existing Dockerfile
  • Also addresses attack-surface reduction (image size, network segmentation, health checks)
  • Works well as a pre-production checklist

Limitations

  • Does not name a scanning tool (Trivy, Grype, Docker Scout) or give exact commands
  • No exception policies or severity thresholds described
  • Focuses on Docker only, not Kubernetes-specific controls
When to use it

Use it when preparing or reviewing a Dockerfile or image ahead of a production deployment.

When not to use it

Do not use it for application-level code security review or advanced Kubernetes hardening.

Security analysis

Safe
Quality score75/100

The skill contains only defensive Docker security guidance and does not instruct destructive commands, secret exfiltration, obfuscated payloads, or safety bypasses. Although it references powerful areas like image scanning and container hardening, it provides no executable commands or tool integrations.

No concerns found

How this analysis is made

Examples

Audit a Dockerfile
Audite ce Dockerfile : vérifie l'exécution en root, les secrets dans les couches et la taille de l'image, puis propose une version durcie.
Pre-deploy image check
I'm about to deploy this Docker image to production. Scan it for known vulnerabilities, check that it doesn't run as root, and confirm no secrets are baked into the layers.
Harden container runtime
Add health checks, resource limits and a read-only filesystem to this docker-compose service, and explain the network segmentation you'd recommend.

Docker Security Auditor

Secure Docker containers and images.

When to Use

  • Before deploying containers to production
  • Auditing Dockerfile best practices
  • Reducing container attack surface

Instructions

  1. Scan images for known vulnerabilities
  2. Check for running as root
  3. Minimize image layers and size
  4. Verify no secrets in image layers
  5. Add health checks and resource limits
  6. Configure read-only filesystems
  7. Implement network segmentation

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