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Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) · Container Security

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Open SourceFoundationCNCF Sandbox

Copa uses BuildKit to apply package updates as a new layer to existing images based on Trivy results.

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What it does1 capability · 1 at full coverage

1 of 1 at full coverage.

Base Image CVE Remediation AutomationFullCONTAINER · level 3 · 12 providers

What it proves5 controls across 4 frameworks

Satisfied through its capabilities, not claimed by the vendor.

SAMM 2.02 / 90O-EM-1-B O-EM-2-B
CRA1 / 41Annex I Part II (2)
CSF 2.01 / 106PR.PS-02
DSOMM1 / 19BD-Patch-Management

What it stops1 risk

1 risks reduced

Exploitable vulnerabilities in container base imagesHigh

Where it runs1 phase · 1 way to deploy

Capabilities per lifecycle phase

Build1

How it is delivered

CLI tool

What it unlocks1 activity · reaches level 3

Program activities its capabilities support, reaching level 3. Supporting an activity is not completing it.

Level 3

Standardize on minimal hardened base imagesMedium 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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