macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install tfseclocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install tfsecMacPorts ports tree · security/tfsec/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install tfsec with Homebrew, chocolatey, MacPorts, Nix, scoop
Static analysis security scanner for your terraform code. Version 1.28.14 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#tfsecnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/tf/tfsec/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install tfsecChocolatey community package catalog · tfsec · source: community.chocolatey.org
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/tfsecScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/tfsec.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Static analysis security scanner for your terraform code
Project links
Commands and aliases
- tfsec
history
Project history and usage
tfsec is an Aqua Security command-line scanner for finding security misconfigurations in Terraform code. Its official README describes it as a static-analysis tool for Terraform and lists broad cloud-provider coverage, hundreds of built-in rules, multiple report formats, CI usage, Docker images, editor integrations, GitHub Actions, and Azure DevOps integration.
In 2023 Aqua announced that tfsec was joining the Trivy family. The project remained available, but Aqua directed users toward Trivy for ongoing engineering attention and a broader scanner ecosystem.
Project history
The project grew around Terraform-specific static analysis: scanning local and remote modules, evaluating HCL expressions and Terraform functions, checking relationships between Terraform resources, supporting Terraform CDK, and allowing user-defined Rego policies.
Aqua's tfsec-to-Trivy migration material frames tfsec as one of the foundations of Trivy's infrastructure-as-code and misconfiguration scanning support. The migration guide maps common tfsec commands to Trivy equivalents, such as replacing `tfsec <dir>` with `trivy config <dir>`.
Adoption history
The official README documents package-manager and binary distribution through Homebrew/Linuxbrew, Chocolatey, Scoop, Go install, release binaries, and Docker images. The input metadata also records Homebrew, Chocolatey, MacPorts, Nix, and Scoop packaging.
The README cites Thoughtworks Tech Radar's Adopt rating and describes tfsec as a default static-analysis tool for Terraform in Thoughtworks projects. Aqua's 2023 announcement shows the adoption inflection point: the Terraform scanning engine moved into the wider Trivy product and community path while tfsec stayed available.
How it is used
The usual package-nerd workflow was `brew install tfsec` followed by `tfsec .` in a Terraform repository. The tool exits non-zero when it finds problems, which made it natural for CI gates.
tfsec supported machine-readable output such as JSON, SARIF, CSV, Checkstyle, and JUnit, plus GitHub Security Alerts via SARIF upload. It also supported inline ignore comments such as `tfsec:ignore:<rule>`, expiry dates for ignores, tfvars input, custom checks under `.tfsec`, and a root `.tfsec/config.json` or `.tfsec/config.yml` config file.
Why package nerds care
For Homebrew and other package-manager users, tfsec was a compact example of an IaC security tool that could be installed as a single CLI and dropped into editors, hooks, and CI without a service dependency.
Its later migration into Trivy is significant for package catalogs because it marks a common lifecycle for niche security CLIs: first a focused Terraform scanner, then an engine folded into a broader multi-surface scanner while the old binary remains packaged for existing automation.
Timeline
- 2023-02-18: Aqua announced that tfsec was joining the Trivy family and encouraged the community to transition to Trivy.
- 2024-2025: The GitHub releases page shows continuing tfsec maintenance releases in the v1.28 series, including v1.28.14 on 2025-05-02.
- 2026: The input metadata still records tfsec in multiple package managers, including Homebrew, Chocolatey, MacPorts, Nix, and Scoop.
Related projects
- Trivy is the successor path recommended by Aqua for Terraform and broader misconfiguration scanning.
- The README links related tfsec integrations including tfsec-pr-commenter-action, tfsec-sarif-action, the official Azure DevOps task, and editor plugins for JetBrains, VS Code, and Vim.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
.tfsec/config.json.tfsec/config.yml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
tfsec | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.28.14
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.28.14
https://github.com/aquasecurity/tfsec
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:tfsec |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.28.14 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/tfsec |
| Homepage | https://aquasecurity.github.io/tfsec/latest/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/aquasecurity/tfsec |
| Upstream docs | https://aquasecurity.github.io/tfsec/latest |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/aquasecurity/tfsec/archive/refs/tags/v1.28.14.tar.gz |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | tfsec |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
tfsec
nix profile install nixpkgs#tfsec- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tfsec
MacPorts95%
tfsec
sudo port install tfsec- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tfsec
Chocolatey95%
tfsec
choco install tfsec- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tfsec
Scoop95%
main/tfsec
scoop install main/tfsec- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tfsec
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment