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k8s-audit · House #25,894

30-second Kubernetes security check, kubectl and jq only

In the Finding security holes in code neighborhood (Developer). In town since 29 Sept 2026.

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What Tablif read on k8s-audit's site

k8s-audit describes itself as: “GitHub - k8s-security-pro/k8s-audit: A fast, dependency-light Kubernetes security audit with kubectl and jq, mapped to the k8s-security.pro 50-point checklist. · GitHub”

What it is

Calls itself “Kubernetes security audit”.

  • Calls itself: Kubernetes security audit
“A fast, dependency-light Kubernetes security audit”

Where it puts itself

Claims “the opinionated 30-second first pass”. Rules out “Nothing leaves your machine”.

  • Superlative claim: the opinionated 30-second first pass
  • Says it will not: Nothing leaves your machine
“It is the fast first pass before kube-bench or Kubescape, not a replacement.”
“…k8s-audit is the opinionated 30-second first pass”

What it costs

A free tier, free forever.

  • Free plan: free forever
“MIT licensed, and it now writes a single-file HTML report you can share.”

Who it sells to

Sells to developers.

  • Sells to: developers
“Drop this into .github/workflows/k8s-security-audit.yml to fail a PR that introduces a privileged container or an unprotected namespace”

How it runs

A command-line tool. Runs locally and works offline. No API. Open source.

  • Kind: cli
  • Runs where: on the device, offline
  • API: no
  • Open source: yes
“One bash script, 16 read-only security checks, about 30 seconds.”
“Nothing is deployed into your cluster and nothing leaves your machine.”

What it works with

Names Kubescape, Trivy and 1 more on its pages.

  • Names: Kubescape · Trivy · kube-bench
“Kubescape”
“Trivy”

What it offers as proof

Live, no waitlist. Compliance: SOC2. Try it without signing up. Publishes docs.

  • Compliance: SOC2
  • Trial asks for: nothing
“No install required — just clone and run:”
“CIS & SOC2 mappings”

Sources

Tablif read these pages, last on 29 Sept 2026. Everything above is what the product says about itself; Tablif does not verify every claim.

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