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In Container Security

Clair

Red Hat · Container Security

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Open SourceCompany

Clair indexes image layers and matches packages against distribution security data via an API.

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What it does1 capability · 1 at full coverage

1 of 1 at full coverage.

Container Image Vulnerability ScanningFullCONTAINER · level 2 · 20 providers

What it proves7 controls across 7 frameworks

Satisfied through its capabilities, not claimed by the vendor.

CIS Controls1 / 18CIS 7
CNAS Top 101 / 10CNAS-7
CRA1 / 41Annex I Part I (2)(a)
CSF 2.01 / 106ID.RA-01
DSOMM1 / 19TV-Static-Depth-Infrastructure
SAMM 2.01 / 90O-EM-1-B
SSDF 1.11 / 42RV.1.1

What it stops1 technique · 1 risk

1 techniques countered, 1 of them common

Exploitation of Known Vulnerable ComponentVery Common

1 risks reduced

Exploitable vulnerabilities in container base imagesHigh

Where it runs3 phases · 1 way to deploy

Capabilities per lifecycle phase

Build1
Release1
Operate1

How it is delivered

Self-hosted

What it unlocks1 activity · reaches level 1

Program activities its capabilities support, reaching level 1. Supporting an activity is not completing it.

Level 1

Scan container imagesLow effort

How it holds up

Not assessed yet: no strengths, limits or evaluation scores. 47 of 340 products carry an assessment and 29 are scored.

What it costsOpen source (free) · free tier

LicensingOpen source (free)

Priced pernone

BillingFree

Scales withOperating effort only

Total cost

No license cost, but self-support, upgrades, scaling and integration effort must be budgeted as personnel cost.

What it takes to run

No staffing, rollout time or operational commitment recorded.

What it works with

No supported language, standard, integration or named feature recorded.

What else to look at

No alternative, competitor or family sibling is modeled for it.

What backs this up

No measurement, incident or pipeline using it.

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