Vet FAQs

Name: Vet
Author: safedep

Question 1

How does Vet help with DevSecOps?

Accepted Answer

Vet integrates seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines like GitHub Actions and GitLab CI, allowing you to automate security checks and prevent vulnerable code from being deployed. You can define policies to fail builds based on detected issues.

Question 2

What programming languages and package managers does Vet support?

Accepted Answer

Vet supports multiple ecosystems including npm, PyPI, Maven, Go, Docker, and more. It handles various package manager formats.

Question 3

Does Vet detect malicious packages in real-time?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Vet integrates with SafeDep Cloud (free for open source projects) for real-time malicious package detection, offering protection against supply chain attacks.  If no API key is provided, it falls back to query mode.

Question 4

What is Vet and what does it do?

Accepted Answer

Vet is an open-source software composition analysis (SCA) tool that identifies vulnerabilities and malicious packages in your project dependencies. It uses policy-as-code to enforce security standards.

Question 5

What is 'Policy as Code' and how does Vet use it?

Accepted Answer

Policy as Code allows you to define security rules using code, enabling automation and consistency. Vet uses the Common Expression Language (CEL) to define these policies, allowing you to customize security checks based on your specific needs.

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