# Scan Docker Hardened Images — Example GitHub Actions workflow

> The following is a sample GitHub Actions workflow that builds an image, scans it and pushes to the registry only if the scan passes Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): ```yamlcollapsetrue name: DHI Vulnerability Scan on: push: branches: - main pull_request: env: REGIS

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The following is a sample GitHub Actions workflow that builds an image, scans it and pushes to the registry only if the scan passes

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```yamlcollapsetrue
name: DHI Vulnerability Scan

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main
  pull_request:

env:
  REGISTRY: docker.io
  IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
  SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.event.after }}

jobs:
  scan:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      contents: read
      packages: write
      pull-requests: write
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@{{% param "checkout_action_version" %}}

      - name: Set up Docker with containerd image store
        uses: docker/setup-docker-action@{{% param "setup_docker_action_version" %}}
        with:
          daemon-config: |
            {
              "features": {
                 "containerd-snapshotter": true
              }
            }

      - name: Log in to Docker Hub
        uses: docker/login-action@{{% param "login_action_version" %}}
        with:
```

The exit-code: true parameter ensures that the workflow fails if any critical or high-severity vulnerabilities are detected, preventing the deployment of insecure images.

&gt; [!NOTE] &gt; &gt; The --provenance=mode=max and --sbom=true flags are required so that &gt; Docker Scout can trace the DHI base image lineage and correctly apply its &gt; VEX statements. Enabling the containerd image store via &gt; docker/setup-docker-action allows BuildKit to store attestations locally &gt; without pushing to a registry first. Without the containerd image store, &gt; Docker Engine rejects the build with: Attestation is not supported for the docker driver. &gt; Switch to a different driver, or turn on the containerd image store, and try again. &gt; The Push image step runs only if the scan passes, using if: success() &gt; to ensure images are only pushed to the registry when they are free of &gt; critical or high-severity vulnerabilities.

For more details on using Docker Scout in CI, see Integrating Docker Scout with other systems.

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