tfsec is a static analysis tool and security scanner for infrastructure as code, specifically designed to detect misconfigurations and compliance violations in Terraform and cloud infrastructure definitions before deployment. It functions as a cloud security policy engine that identifies vulnerabilities across multiple cloud platforms.
The tool provides capabilities for cloud compliance auditing and scanning of Cloud Development Kit code. It supports custom security policy enforcement and allows for the definition of organization-specific security requirements.
The scanner includes features for automating analysis within DevSecOps pipelines and exporting results to security dashboards. It manages analysis noise through check filtering and the suppression of security warnings via inline comments with expiration dates.