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

Depends on:

certifi 2026.2.25 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 2.13.2 Data validation using Python type hints
python@3.14 3.14.4 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 4.3.1 Cross-platform make
rust 1.94.1 Safe, concurrent, practical language

Analytics:

Installs (30 days)
checkov 3,761
checkov --HEAD 8
Installs on Request (30 days)
checkov 3,753
checkov --HEAD 8
Build Errors (30 days)
checkov 8
Installs (90 days)
checkov 7,880
checkov --HEAD 15
Installs on Request (90 days)
checkov 7,861
checkov --HEAD 15
Installs (365 days)
checkov 33,670
checkov --HEAD 59
Installs on Request (365 days)
checkov 33,604
checkov --HEAD 59