checkov

Install command:
brew install checkov

Prevent cloud misconfigurations during build-time for IaC tools

https://www.checkov.io/

License: Apache-2.0

Development: Pull requests

Formula JSON API: /api/formula/checkov.json

Formula code: checkov.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:

macOS on
Apple Silicon
tahoe
sequoia
sonoma
macOS on
Intel
sonoma
Linux ARM64
x86_64

Current versions:

stable 3.3.0

Depends on:

certifi 2026.6.17 Mozilla CA bundle for Python
cffi 2.0.0 C Foreign Function Interface for Python
libyaml 0.2.5 YAML Parser
numpy 2.4.6 Package for scientific computing with Python
pydantic 2.13.4 Data validation using Python type hints
python@3.14 3.14.6 Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language
rpds-py 2026.5.1 Python bindings to Rust's persistent data structures

Depends on when building from source:

cmake 4.3.4 Cross-platform make
maturin 1.14.1 Build and publish Rust crates as Python packages
rust 1.96.0 Safe, concurrent, practical language

Analytics:

Installs (30 days)
checkov 4,059
checkov --HEAD 5
Installs on Request (30 days)
checkov 4,058
checkov --HEAD 5
Build Errors (30 days)
checkov 0
Installs (90 days)
checkov 11,396
checkov --HEAD 20
Installs on Request (90 days)
checkov 11,386
checkov --HEAD 20
Installs (365 days)
checkov 33,760
checkov --HEAD 48
Installs on Request (365 days)
checkov 33,695
checkov --HEAD 48