Connect IntelliJ with Prisma Cloud Code Security

Verify the pre-requisites.
For IntelliJ, get the details for enabling authentication to Prisma Cloud.
Access Key.
The access key enables access to Prisma Cloud. If you do not have the access key, refer to generate access keys.
Secret Key.
The secret key generates with your access key. Save your secret key when you generate it, as you cannot view it again on Prima Cloud.
Python Installation.
Checkov needs Python to run, install Python version 3.7 or above. If you have a versatile working environment of both pip and virtual environment install Pipenv or Docker.
Prisma Cloud API URL.
When you configure Checkov plugin to IntelliJ you need Prisma Cloud API URL. The URL for Prisma Cloud varies depending on the region and cluster on which your tenant is deployed. The tenant provisioned for you is, for example, https://app2.prismacloud.io or https://app.eu.prismacloud.io. For Prisma Cloud API URL, replace
app
in the URL with
api
.
Access IntelliJ on Prisma Cloud Code Security.
Select
Settings > Repositories > Add Repositories
.
Select
IntelliJ
.

You will be directed to Jet Brains Marketplace.
Enable and install Checkov on IntelliJ.
Select

Get

and then select

Download

corresponding to the latest Checkov plugin version.



Access

IntelliJ > Plugins > Settings > Install Plugin from Disk

.



Select the path to the plugin and then select

Open

to enable Checkov plugin on IntelliJ.

Access

IntelliJ IDEA > Preferences > Plugins > Marketplace

and then select

Install

.



You can optionally choose to access IntelliJ directly from your system and access Checkov plugin from

IntelliJ IDEA > Preferences > Plugins > Marketplace

and then search for the Checkov plugin to install.


Configure Checkov plugin on IntelliJ.
Select
IntelliJ IDEA > Preferences > Tools > Checkov
.

Add your Prisma Cloud access key and secret key as
"Access Key::Secret Key"
for
Token (Required)
.

Add your Prisma Cloud application API for
Prisma URL (Required if using Prisma Cloud Access Token)
for example
https://api.prismacloud.io
.

You can optionally choose to add a custom CA-Certificate and enter the certificate path to configure for
CA-Certificate
. Ensure your CA-Certificate is in ".pem" format.

Select
OK
.
A Checkov scan runs each time you open a file on IntelliJ.
Fix scanned files for policy misconfiguration in build-time checks.
Select
File > Policy misconfiguration
and then select
Fix
for Checkov to fix the misconfiguration.
Each misconfiguration has details on the policy violation and guidelines to fix the policy. See here to know more about each of misconfigurations in all supported environments. For custom policy and out-of-the-box misconfigurations you can access the Prisma Cloud Administrator console to know more.