# Shopify/kubeaudit

kubeaudit helps you audit your Kubernetes clusters against common security controls

Repository: https://github.com/Shopify/kubeaudit
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kubeaudit
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubernetes, audit, computers
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-08-21T18:48:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3275, "days_push": 742, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1936, forks 189 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:57.064403+00:00)

## What it is
kubeaudit is a command line tool and Go package that audits Kubernetes clusters against common security controls like running as non-root, read-only root filesystems, and avoiding privileged containers. It can also be used as a kubectl plugin, but the project is deprecated as of October 2024.

## Use cases
- audit kubernetes cluster security configuration
- check containers run as non-root
- find privileged containers in kubernetes
- verify pods drop dangerous capabilities
- enforce read-only root filesystem in deployments
- run security audits as kubectl plugin

## When to choose
- you need to audit existing Kubernetes manifests or clusters for security misconfigurations
- you want a lightweight Go-based CLI or library for container security checks
- you are pinned to Kubernetes >=1.19 and accept the deprecation

## When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained tool - kubeaudit is deprecated as of October 2024
- you want ongoing support or new features - consider Kubebench instead
- you need runtime security monitoring rather than configuration auditing

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: security, vulnerability-scanning, cli
- domain: security, developer-tools
- platform: cli, go, cross-platform
- tags: kubernetes-audit, security-controls, kubectl-plugin, deprecated, container-security, containers, devops, kubernetes

## Member repositories
- Shopify/kubeaudit (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.064403+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:08:25.464134+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Shopify/kubeaudit (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.064403+00:00, sha 855fdec17253)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.