Terraform Static Analyzer — Free Online Tool

Scan Terraform HCL offline for risky AWS patterns including public admin ingress, missing provider pins, unencrypted storage, public buckets, and static credentials.

Use this free online Terraform Static Analyzer directly in your browser. No signup required, no data leaves your device. Part of Utilier — a collection of 133+ developer utilities.

What is Terraform Static Analyzer?

Terraform Static Analyzer is an offline pre-review tool for infrastructure-as-code. It scans pasted Terraform HCL for common AWS security and maintainability risks without running terraform init, contacting providers, or calling cloud APIs.

  • AWS security checks: Flags public SSH/RDP security groups, public S3 risk, unencrypted RDS, and static credential patterns.
  • Reproducibility checks: Highlights missing required_providers and required_version constraints.
  • Operations hygiene: Detects missing tags on common AWS resources so teams can improve ownership and cost visibility.

Why use terraform static analyzer?

Terraform plans can be expensive or risky to discover late. A fast local scan catches obvious problems before review and CI.

  • Fast feedback: Runs instantly in the browser against pasted HCL.
  • No credentials: Does not require AWS credentials, Terraform plugins, or network access.
  • Review support: Gives rule IDs and suggested fixes that make pull request review easier.

When to use terraform static analyzer

Use before committing Terraform modules or reviewing generated HCL.

  • Checking new AWS infrastructure snippets before terraform plan.
  • Reviewing generated Terraform from templates or examples.
  • Teaching secure defaults for IaC authoring.

How to use terraform static analyzer

Paste HCL and analyze.

  1. Paste Terraform: Paste one or more .tf snippets into the input area.
  2. Analyze: Run the offline analyzer to detect risky patterns.
  3. Fix and recheck: Apply the suggested fixes, then run terraform fmt, validate, and plan in your normal workflow.

Key features

  • Offline HCL scan: Works without provider downloads or cloud credentials.
  • Security-focused rules: Catches high-signal AWS risks developers often miss.
  • Complements full scanners: Useful before tfsec, Checkov, Trivy config, or organization policy checks.

Privacy and availability

  • Runs entirely in your browser — zero server processing
  • No signup or account required
  • Works offline once loaded
  • Fast, lightweight, no external dependencies
  • Available as a browser extension for Chrome and Firefox