Aqua Security

aid: aqua-security
name: Aqua Security
description: >-
  Aqua Security provides cloud-native security for the full application lifecycle, protecting containers, serverless functions, and cloud workloads with vulnerability scanning, runtime protection, and compliance
  enforcement.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Cloud Native
- Containers
- Kubernetes
- Runtime Protection
- Security
- Vulnerability Scanning
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aqua-security/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-04-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: aqua-security:aqua-security
  name: Aqua Security
  description: Aqua Security provides cloud-native security for the full application lifecycle, protecting containers, serverless functions, and cloud workloads with vulnerability scanning, runtime 
    protection, and compliance enforcement.
  humanURL: https://www.aquasec.com/
  tags:
  - Cloud Native Security
  - Container Security
  - Kubernetes
  - Runtime Protection
  - Security
  - Vulnerability Scanning
  - CSPM
  - DevSecOps
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aquasec.com/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.aquasec.com/docs/getting-started
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aquasec.com/reference/api-overview
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.aquasec.com/reference/authentication
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aqua-security/refs/heads/main/openapi/aqua-security-api.yaml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aqua-security/refs/heads/main/json-schema/aqua-security-api-container-list-schema.json
- aid: aqua-security:trivy
  name: Trivy
  description: Trivy is a comprehensive open source security scanner for containers, Kubernetes, code repositories, clouds, and more — finding vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, secrets, and SBOMs.
  humanURL: https://trivy.dev/
  tags:
  - Container Scanning
  - Open Source
  - Vulnerability Scanner
  - SBOM
  - Kubernetes Security
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://aquasecurity.github.io/trivy/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aquasecurity.github.io/trivy/latest/getting-started/installation/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy
- aid: aqua-security:tracee
  name: Tracee
  description: Tracee is a runtime security and forensics tool for Linux that uses eBPF technology to trace system events and detect suspicious behavioral patterns.
  humanURL: https://aquasecurity.github.io/tracee/
  tags:
  - eBPF
  - Runtime Security
  - Linux Security
  - Forensics
  - Open Source
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://aquasecurity.github.io/tracee/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/aquasecurity/tracee
common:
- type: Portal
  url: https://www.aquasec.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.aquasec.com/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/aquasecurity
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.aquasec.com/blog/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.aquasec.com/aqua-cloud/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://www.aquasec.com/demo/
- type: Support
  url: https://support.aquasec.com/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.aquasec.com/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.aquasec.com/aqua-cloud/terms-of-service/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.aquasec.com/privacy-policy/
- type: ReleaseNotes
  url: https://docs.aquasec.com/docs/release-notes
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Vulnerability Scanning
    description: Comprehensive scanning of container images, VM workloads, and serverless functions for known CVEs and misconfigurations.
  - name: Runtime Protection
    description: Real-time protection of running containers and cloud workloads using behavioral analysis and policy enforcement.
  - name: CSPM
    description: Cloud Security Posture Management to identify and remediate misconfigurations across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
  - name: Supply Chain Security
    description: Protect the software supply chain by scanning code, open source dependencies, and CI/CD pipelines.
  - name: Kubernetes Security
    description: Native Kubernetes security including admission control, runtime policies, and compliance benchmarks.
  - name: Compliance Enforcement
    description: Automated compliance checks against CIS, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, NIST, and other regulatory frameworks.
  - name: Secrets Detection
    description: Detect and prevent secrets and credentials from being embedded in container images and code repositories.
  - name: Network Policy
    description: Visualize and enforce container network connectivity and micro-segmentation policies.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Container Security
    description: Secure Docker and OCI containers throughout the build-to-runtime lifecycle.
  - name: Kubernetes Security
    description: Enforce security policies, runtime protection, and compliance for Kubernetes clusters.
  - name: Serverless Security
    description: Protect AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, and Google Cloud Functions from vulnerabilities and runtime attacks.
  - name: DevSecOps
    description: Integrate security scanning into CI/CD pipelines to shift security left and prevent vulnerabilities from reaching production.
  - name: Cloud Workload Protection
    description: Protect VMs and cloud workloads across multi-cloud environments from threats and misconfigurations.
  - name: SBOM Generation
    description: Generate Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) for container images and code repositories to understand component risk.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: AWS
    description: Native integrations with AWS ECS, EKS, Lambda, ECR, Security Hub, and other AWS services.
  - name: Azure
    description: Integrations with Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Container Registry, and Azure Security Center.
  - name: Google Cloud
    description: Support for GKE, Google Container Registry, and Cloud Run on Google Cloud Platform.
  - name: GitHub Actions
    description: Trivy GitHub Action for automated vulnerability scanning in CI/CD workflows.
  - name: Jenkins
    description: Jenkins plugin for container image scanning and policy enforcement in pipelines.
  - name: Terraform
    description: Terraform provider for declarative management of Aqua Security platform configuration.
  - name: Helm
    description: Official Helm charts for deploying Aqua Security components on Kubernetes.
  - name: Splunk
    description: Integration with Splunk for centralized security event logging and SIEM.
  - name: PagerDuty
    description: Alert routing to PagerDuty for runtime security event notifications.
  - name: Slack
    description: Security alert notifications delivered to Slack channels.
- type: SpectralRules
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aqua-security/refs/heads/main/rules/aqua-security-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aqua-security/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/aqua-security-vocabulary.yaml
- type: JSONLD
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aqua-security/refs/heads/main/json-ld/aqua-security-api-context.jsonld
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: [email protected]