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Golang Scanning with Trivy: Detect Vulnerabilities Accurately

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Feed Name: Aqua Security Blog

Date Published: 2021-11-09

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

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This short guide describes how to use Trivy to find vulnerabilities in minimal container images: it shows Golang binary scanning to extract module information from compiled programs and explains scanning the repository (go.sum) for projects that strip module metadata (e.g., Caddy), highlighting the trade-offs of minimizing image size for vulnerability visibility.

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