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+# Trivy configured to scan for vulnerable dependencies in the project software composition
+
+name: Trivy Scan
+
+# Events that triggers Trivy to run
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ master ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ master ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Trivy Vulnerability Scanner
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Skip any PR created by dependabot to avoid permission issues (if used)
+    if: (github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]')
+    steps:
+      # Checking out the repo to scan
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      # Run Trivy to fail the job on critical vulnerabiliies with fix available
+      - name: Run Trivy for critical vulnerabilities
+        uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@master
+        with:
+          scan-type: 'fs' # Filesystem mode
+          ignore-unfixed: true # Ignore vulnerabilities with no available fix
+          format: 'table' # Table output mode as next step will report in security tab
+          severity: 'CRITICAL' # Error only on critical vulnerabilities
+          exit-code: '1' # Fail the job if a critical vulnerability with fix available is found
+
+      # Run Trivy reporting all vulnerabilities to the security tab
+      - name: Run Trivy for reporting all vulnerabilities
+        uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@master
+        if: always() # Run this step even if job fails due to critical vuln
+        with:
+          scan-type: 'fs' # Filesystem mode
+          ignore-unfixed: true # Ignore vulnerabilities with no available fix
+          format: 'template' # Template output mode
+          template: '@/contrib/sarif.tpl' # SARIF template to be compatible with GitHub security tab
+          output: 'trivy-results.sarif' # Output file name
+          severity: 'CRITICAL,HIGH,MEDIUM' # Report on critical/high/medium vulnerabiliies
+          exit-code: '0' # No failing as for reporting purposes
+
+      # Generate the output as SARIF and upload to the security tab
+      - name: Upload Trivy results
+        uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v1
+        if: always() # Upload even if the job has failed due to a vulnerability
+        with:
+          sarif_file: 'trivy-results.sarif'