# Checkov

This plugin allows you to scan you Terraform code to find misconfigurations before they're deployed.

* [Home page](https://www.checkov.io/)
* [Source code on Github](https://github.com/bridgecrewio/checkov)

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**Configuration options**

1. Name: This is Brainboard field to describe what this task is about.
2. Version: always points to the latest version to give you the latest security checks released.
3. Extra environment variables: variables that you can define here that will be used as environment variables in the execution shell.
4. Skip checks.
5. Ignore failure: this will put the task in a non-blocking failure, which means, the execution of the following stage will be triggered even if the task fails.
6. Require approval: means that this task will not be executed until approved by people added in the approvers' list.
   * The task remains blocked until all approvers added in the list approve it.
   * When enabled, it allows you to add approvers to the list<br>

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   * The approver has to be Brainboard user
7. API key (optional): If you have a paid subscription you can add your key and repository id.

**Sample output**

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The output includes clickable links that open the relevant documentation pages listed in the 'More Information' section.


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.brainboard.co/automation/supported-plugins/security/checkov.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.