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 ✅ 3.2.520

Revision: 2

Depends on:

certifi 2026.4.22 Mozilla CA bundle for Python
cffi 2.0.0 C Foreign Function Interface for Python
libyaml 0.2.5 YAML Parser
numpy 2.4.4 Package for scientific computing with Python
pydantic 2.13.4 Data validation using Python type hints
python@3.14 3.14.5 Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language
rpds-py 0.30.0 Python bindings to Rust's persistent data structures

Depends on when building from source:

cmake 4.3.2 Cross-platform make
maturin 1.13.3 Build and publish Rust crates as Python packages
rust 1.95.0 Safe, concurrent, practical language

Analytics:

Installs (30 days)
checkov 3,465
checkov --HEAD 7
Installs on Request (30 days)
checkov 3,460
checkov --HEAD 7
Build Errors (30 days)
checkov 4
Installs (90 days)
checkov 8,588
checkov --HEAD 13
Installs on Request (90 days)
checkov 8,574
checkov --HEAD 13
Installs (365 days)
checkov 33,864
checkov --HEAD 54
Installs on Request (365 days)
checkov 33,798
checkov --HEAD 54