Containers are opaque and therefore it requires to perform integrity checks before they are subjected to run on the k8s cluster. There are plethora of tools over there in the market for scanning, and dissection of containers.

There are good number of tools in the market out there for dissecting container application. The most dominant ones are as listed below:

BinWalk:

Description: BinWalk is a tool designed for analyzing, reverse engineering, and extracting firmware images. It can identify and extract various file types embedded within binary files, such as firmware images or executable files.
Functionality: BinWalk performs signature-based analysis to identify known file types and structures within binary data. It’s commonly used in security assessments, especially for examining embedded systems.

Autopsy:

Description: Autopsy is a digital forensics platform that facilitates the analysis of disk images, file systems, and various digital artifacts on computer systems.
Functionality: Autopsy assists forensic investigators in recovering and analyzing data from storage media. It provides a user-friendly interface for tasks like file recovery, timeline analysis, keyword search, and more.

FindAES:

Description: FindAES is a tool used in the context of cryptography and reverse engineering. It is specifically designed to identify the use of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) in binary files.
Functionality: FindAES scans binary files to detect instances where the AES algorithm is employed. This can be valuable in analyzing and understanding the encryption mechanisms used in applications or systems.

Scalpel:

Description: Scalpel is an open-source file carving tool used for recovering files from a disk image. It is commonly used in digital forensics to extract files based on predefined file signatures.
Functionality: Scalpel operates by searching for specific file headers and footers, allowing it to identify and extract files even when file system metadata is damaged or unavailable.

Bulk Extractor:

Description: Bulk Extractor is a digital forensics tool that focuses on efficiently extracting information such as email addresses, credit card numbers, URLs, and other artifacts from large datasets.
Functionality: It scans binary data in a bulk fashion, identifying and extracting various types of information. This tool is particularly useful in investigations where large amounts of data need to be processed.

Foremost:

Description: Foremost is a file recovery tool used in digital forensics. It is designed to carve files based on their headers, footers, and internal data structures.
Functionality: Foremost is effective in recovering deleted files or files from damaged storage media by identifying and extracting file types based on predefined patterns.

PhotoRec:

Description: PhotoRec is a file recovery tool that specializes in recovering lost files including videos, documents, and archives from hard disks, CD-ROMs, and lost pictures from camera memory.
Functionality: PhotoRec ignores the file system and goes after the underlying data, making it robust in scenarios where file system metadata is damaged. It is widely used for data recovery and digital forensics.

BinVis:

Description: BinVis, short for Binary Visualization, is a tool that aids in visually representing binary data. It can be used to analyze and understand the structure of binary files.
Functionality: BinVis often provides graphical representations of binary data, allowing users to identify patterns, structures, and anomalies in the data. It’s particularly useful for reverse engineering and understanding binary formats.
Each of these tools plays a specific role in the field of digital forensics, reverse engineering, or cryptography, addressing different aspects of analyzing and extracting information from binary data.

While all of the above mentioned tools are available in the market it becomes responsibility of the application to independently bundle them into their solution. While Au Labs aims to provide an unique novel solution for container security.