{"id":98764,"date":"2025-06-19T15:36:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T13:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.checkmarx.com\/?page_id=98764"},"modified":"2025-12-12T16:23:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T14:23:41","slug":"checkmarx-kics-open-source-iac-free-fast-scalable","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/checkmarx.com\/product\/kics\/","title":{"rendered":"KICs Open-Source IaC"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"section-inner-hero-text-left page-without-header-bg__hero with-visual-bg\">\n\n    <div class=\"main-wrapper section-inner-hero-text-left__wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"section-inner-hero-text-left__wrap-text\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"section-description-top\">By Checkmarx<\/p>\t\t\t<h1 class=\"section-title\">Open-Source IaC: <br> Free, Fast, Scalable<\/h1>\t\t\t<p class=\"section-description\">KICS (Keeping Infrastructure as Code Secure) is a free, open-source solution for static code analysis of IaC.<\/p>            <div class=\"wrap-btns-hero\">\n\t\t\t\t        <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Checkmarx\/kics\" class=\"btn btn-2 btn-bg accent demo\" target=\"_blank\">Download KICS<\/a>\n        \t\t\t\t        <a href=\"#numbers\" class=\"btn btn-2 border-2\">Discover More<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\t        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"visual-bg\" src=\"https:\/\/checkmarx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/kics_heroo_image.webp\" width=\"1122\" height=\"988\" alt=\"kics_heroo_image\" loading=\"lazy\">\n        <\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section-counters-new bottom_padding_is_80px has-light2-bg\" id=\"numbers\">\n    <div class=\"main-wrapper section-counters__wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"left\">\n            <!-- Render the title and subtitle -->\n            <h2 class=\"section-title\">#1 Rated IaC Security Tool<\/h2>            <p class=\"section-description\">KICS help you find vulnerabilities, compliance issues, and infrastructure misconfigurations early in the development cycle.<\/p>        <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"right\">\n            <div class=\"counter-list\">\n                                                        <div class=\"counter-item\">\n                        <p class=\"counter\">\n                                                        <span class=\"counter-num\" data-digits-counter data-digits-counter-duration=\"500\" data-digits-counter-value=\"5.5\">\n                            <\/span>M+                        <\/p>\n                        <p class=\"counter-info\">Docker Pulls (Downloads)<\/p>\n                        <p class=\"counter-info-dop\"><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"counter-item\">\n                        <p class=\"counter\">\n                                                        <span class=\"counter-num\" data-digits-counter data-digits-counter-duration=\"1200\" 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                       <span class=\"counter-num\" data-digits-counter data-digits-counter-duration=\"520\" data-digits-counter-value=\"75\">\n                            <\/span>+                        <\/p>\n                        <p class=\"counter-info\">Languages and Formats Supported<\/p>\n                        <p class=\"counter-info-dop\"><\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"section-block-info has-light2-bg light-theme\">\n    <div class=\"main-wrapper block-info__wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"block-info center\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-title\">Find Out More<\/h2>\t\t\t<p class=\"section-description\">Download KICS and protect your entire organization from flaws and misconfigurations. <\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"actions\">\n\t\t\t\t        <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Checkmarx\/kics\" class=\"btn btn-2 btn-bg white demo\" target=\"_blank\">Download KICS<\/a>\n        \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-light2-bg top_padding_is_80px bottom_padding_is_20px has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-153538e83d8ca3f774fa744481de1398\" style=\"color:#121185\">Platforms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-light2-bg bottom_padding_is_20px has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-955a2edcfbec9278fc8153032b34160b\" style=\"color:#353ab0\">KICS identifies security vulnerabilities, compliance issues, and misconfigurations in IaC solutions<br>like Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS CloudFormation, Ansible, and Helm. It also supports OpenAPI 3.0 with over 2,400 editable queries.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"section-logos has-light2-bg top_padding_is_20px bottom_padding_is_120px\">\n    <div class=\"main-wrapper section-logos__wrapper\">\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"section-logos__list\">\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"section-logos__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/checkmarx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/01-\u2013-Teraform.svg\" width=\"218\" height=\"132\" alt=\"01 \u2013 Teraform\">\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"section-logos__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/checkmarx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/02-\u2013-Kubernetes.svg\" width=\"218\" height=\"132\" alt=\"02 \u2013 Kubernetes\">\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"section-logos__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/checkmarx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/03-\u2013-Docker.svg\" width=\"218\" height=\"132\" alt=\"03 \u2013 Docker\">\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"section-logos__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/checkmarx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/04-\u2013-AWS-CLOUD.svg\" width=\"218\" height=\"132\" alt=\"04 \u2013 AWS CLOUD\">\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"section-logos__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/checkmarx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/05-\u2013-ANSIBLE.svg\" width=\"218\" height=\"132\" alt=\"05 \u2013 ANSIBLE\">\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"section-logos__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/checkmarx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/06-\u2013-HELM.svg\" width=\"218\" height=\"132\" alt=\"06 \u2013 HELM\">\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div class=\"section-logos__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/checkmarx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/07-\u2013-OPENAPI.svg\" width=\"218\" height=\"132\" alt=\"07 \u2013 OPENAPI\">\n                        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section-creative-tab light-theme\">\n    <div class=\"main-wrapper section-creative-tab__wrapper\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"section-title\">Checkmarx\u2019 KICS: Easy to Install, Run, and Integrate<\/h2>\t\t<p class=\"section-description\">Checkmarx&#8217;s KICS is an open-source tool for scanning Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to detect misconfigurations and vulnerabilities before deployment. KICS is free, and simple to integrate.<\/p>    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- only for mobile -->\n    <div class=\"main-wrapper section-creative-tab__content-mobile\">\n\t\t            <div class=\"section-creative-tab__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"section-creative-tab__item_title\">Automate, Detect, and Protect <\/p>                <div class=\"section-creative-tab__item_visual-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/checkmarx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/automate_detect_and_protect__2x-768x598.webp\" width=\"372\" height=\"290\" alt=\"automate_detect_and_protect__2x\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"section-creative-tab__item_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p>KICS, is an open-source community powered tool that protects your cloud infrastructure. It scans IaC files for misconfigurations and security risks before deployment.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"section-creative-tab__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"section-creative-tab__item_title\">Free, Fast, Scalable Open-Source Scanning <\/p>                <div class=\"section-creative-tab__item_visual-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/checkmarx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/free_fast_scalable_open_source_scanning__2x-768x598.webp\" width=\"372\" height=\"290\" alt=\"free_fast_scalable_open_source_scanning__2x\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"section-creative-tab__item_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p>Integrate and protect your apps, data, and services effortlessly. KICS enforces IaC security automatically, reducing risk and ensuring secure configurations.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"section-creative-tab__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"section-creative-tab__item_title\">Enforcing API Design Best Practices <\/p>                <div class=\"section-creative-tab__item_visual-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/checkmarx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/enforcing_api_design_best_practices__2x-768x598.webp\" width=\"372\" height=\"290\" alt=\"enforcing_api_design_best_practices__2x\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"section-creative-tab__item_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p>KICS secures APIs by spotting misconfigurations in paths, authentication, and encryption. It automatically scans during builds, safeguarding your apps without slowing down development.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t            <div class=\"section-creative-tab__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"section-creative-tab__item_title\">Built for Scale <\/p>                <div class=\"section-creative-tab__item_visual-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/checkmarx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/built_for_scale__2x-768x598.webp\" width=\"372\" height=\"290\" alt=\"built_for_scale__2x\" loading=\"lazy\">\n                        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"section-creative-tab__item_description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p>KICS scales with your development, extending IaC security scans easily. Its modular design lets you add new checks, expand operations, and protect your stack\u2014all without slowing down delivery.<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- only for desktop -->\n    <div class=\"main-wrapper creative-tab__wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"creative-tab tabs\">\n            <div class=\"creative-tab__left\">\n                <ul class=\"tabs__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t                        <li class=\"active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"tabs__caption_title\">Automate, Detect, and Protect <\/h3>                            <div class=\"tabs__caption_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tabs__caption_description\">\n<p>KICS, is an open-source community powered tool that protects your cloud infrastructure. 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KICS enforces IaC security automatically, reducing risk and ensuring secure configurations.<\/p>\n<\/div>                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"tabs__caption_title\">Enforcing API Design Best Practices <\/h3>                            <div class=\"tabs__caption_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tabs__caption_description\">\n<p>KICS secures APIs by spotting misconfigurations in paths, authentication, and encryption. 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