distroless
Safeguard articles tagged "distroless" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
17 articles
Distroless vs. Chainguard vs. Wolfi: Real Differences
A working engineer's comparison of Google Distroless, Chainguard Images, and Wolfi as base images, covering what actually breaks in production and what does not.
Best container base image hardening tools
A buyer's guide to container base image hardening tools -- comparing Chainguard, Distroless, DockerSlim, Red Hat UBI, Wolfi, and Bitnami on real strengths and limitations.
How Snyk Container scans distroless and minimal (Wolfi-st...
Distroless and Wolfi-style images strip out package managers, breaking traditional scanners. Here's how Snyk Container identifies vulnerable packages anyway.
Scratch vs Distroless: Choosing the Right Minimal Container Image
Both scratch and distroless promise minimal attack surface. The right choice depends on your runtime, your debugging needs, and your tolerance for complexity.
Distroless Container Images: Stripping the Attack Surface to Nothing
Distroless images remove the shell, package manager, and everything else an attacker needs post-exploitation. Here is how to use them, what breaks, and whether the security tradeoff is worth it.