Replace deprecated microscanner with Trivy security scanner#371
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[WIP] Replace microscanner with Trivy
Replace deprecated microscanner with Trivy security scanner
Aug 28, 2025
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This PR updates the multi-stage scanning example to use Trivy instead of the deprecated Aqua Microscanner, providing a modern and actively maintained security scanning solution for Node.js Docker containers.
What Changed
multi-stage-scanning/Dockerfile: Replaced the entire microscanner implementation (Stage 5) with a comprehensive Trivy setup that:
New Documentation: Added
multi-stage-scanning/README.mdexplaining:Enhanced Documentation: Updated
ultimate-node-dockerfile/README.mdto emphasize Trivy as the modern replacement for microscanner with improved language and links.Why This Matters
Aqua Microscanner has been deprecated for several years, leaving users with an outdated security scanning tool. Trivy provides:
Example Usage
The Trivy implementation scans for HIGH and CRITICAL vulnerabilities and continues the build process even if issues are found, maintaining the same behavior as the original microscanner setup.
Fixes #263.
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