SOPS vs OWASP: The Security Flaw in Container Scanning in Real-World Container adoption has skyrocketed, but real-world container scanning workflows often hide a critical security gap where secrets management (SOPS) and application security standards (OWASP) collide. What is SOPS and OWASP in Container Contexts? SOPS (Secrets OPerationS) is an open-source tool by Mozilla for encrypting secrets in configuration files, widely used to manage API keys, passwords, and certificates in containerized environments. OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project) provides the OWASP Container Security Verification Standard (CSVS) and Top 10 lists that guide container scanning tooling to detect vulnerabilities in images, dependencies, and runtime configurations. The Real-World Flaw: Siloed Scanning Workflows Most teams run container scans using OWASP-aligned tools (like Trivy, Grype, or Snyk) that check for CVEs, misconfigurations, and compliance gaps. But these tools rarely integrate with SOPS-managed secrets. The flaw?…