gauntlt alternatives

Looking for an alternative tool to replace gauntlt? During the review of gauntlt we looked at other open source tools. Based on their category, tags, and text, these are the ones that have the best match.

Top 3

  1. gosec (Golang security checker)
  2. graudit (static code analysis tool)
  3. git-crypt (encrypt sensitive data in Git repositories)

These tools are ranked as the best alternatives to gauntlt.

Alternatives (by score)

85

gosec

Introduction

Gosec is a security tool that performs a static code analysis for Golang projects for security flaws. The scan is performed on the so-called abstract syntax tree (AST). Gosec checks for common flaws that may be part of the selected project.

Project details

gosec is written in Golang.

Strengths and weaknesses

  • + More than 25 contributors
  • + More than 1000 GitHub stars
  • + The source code of this software is available

    Typical usage

    • Code analysis
    • Safe software development

    gosec review

    85

    graudit

    Introduction

    Analysis of source code helps to find programming flaws including those that can lead to software vulnerabilities. Graudit helps to uncover these by searching through the files and discover possible flaws. The tool supports languages like ASP, C, Perl, PHP, Python, and others.

    Project details

    graudit is written in shell script.

    Strengths and weaknesses

    • + The source code is easy to read and understand
    • + Tool is easy to use
    • + Used language is shell script
    • + The source code of this software is available

      Typical usage

      • Code analysis

      graudit review

      74

      git-crypt

      Introduction

      This tools allows you to store your secrets (such as keys or passwords) in the same repository as your code.

      Project details

      git-crypt is written in C++.

      Strengths and weaknesses

      • + More than 10 contributors
      • + More than 3000 GitHub stars
      • + The source code of this software is available

        Typical usage

        • Data encryption

        git-crypt review

        60

        git-secrets

        Introduction

        You would most likely use git-secrets in development teams or as an individual developer. The primary goal is to prevent accidentally submitting authentication details or otherwise sensitive information to your software repositories.

        Project details

        git-secrets is written in shell script.

        Strengths and weaknesses

        • + The source code of this software is available

          Typical usage

          • Data leak prevention
          • Information leak prevention

          git-secrets review

          93

          Cppcheck

          Introduction

          Cppcheck is a static code analysis tool for C and C++ code. It helps to discover bugs that would not be picked up by compilers, yet avoid any false positives.

          Project details

          Cppcheck is written in C++.

          Strengths and weaknesses

          • + Project is mature (10+ years)
          • + The source code of this software is available

            Typical usage

            • Code analysis

            Cppcheck review

            76

            Shellharden

            Introduction

            Shellharden helps to detect flaws in shell scripts that may result in vulnerabilities. While being similar to Shellcheck, this tool can apply the suggested changes to a shell script.

            Project details

            Shellharden is written in Rust.

            Strengths and weaknesses

            • + Tool is easy to use
            • + More than 3000 GitHub stars
            • + The source code of this software is available
            • - Full name of author is unknown

            Typical usage

            • Code analysis

            Shellharden review

            74

            Yosai

            Introduction

            Yosai is a security framework for Python applications and adds authentication, authorization, and session management capabilities. Features include Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), two-factor authentication, and Time-based One-Time Passwords (TOTP). Besides a focus on the authentication and authorization, Yosai enables an audit trail of all relevant events.

            As each framework comes with some overhead, Yosai aims to leverage caching and serialization where possible.

            Project details

            Yosai is written in Python.

            Strengths and weaknesses

            • + The source code of this software is available

              Typical usage

              • Application security
              • Audit logging
              • Identity and access management

              Yosai review

              85

              Bandit

              Introduction

              Bandit is a tool that can be used during development or afterward. Typically this is used by developers to find common security issues in Python code before putting the code in production. Another use-case would be to use this tool to analyze existing projects and find possible flaws.

              Project details

              Bandit is written in Python.

              Strengths and weaknesses

              • + More than 50 contributors
              • + The source code of this software is available
              • + Supported by a large company

                Typical usage

                • Code analysis

                Bandit review

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