A Dockerfile can leak a secret, run as root, break the build cache or ship build tools. Seven checks a reviewer can run by reading the file, with safe forms.
A Dockerfile review should catch anything that leaks a secret into the image, gives the running container wider privileges than its job calls for, makes the build impossible to repeat, or wastes time and space. All of that is visible in the file itself, before a single layer is built. This guide lists seven checks in the order that pays off most, with what the safe version looks like, so you can review a Dockerfile in a few minutes or hand the same list to a colleague.
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