BinSkim Binary Analyzer

This repository contains the source code for BinSkim, a Portable Executable (PE) light-weight scanner that validates compiler/linker settings and other security-relevant binary characteristics.

For Developers

1. Fork the repository -- Need Help?
2. Load and compile src\BinSkim.sln to develop changes for contribution.
3. Execute BuildAndTest.cmd at the root of the enlistment to validate before submitting a PR.

Submit Pull Requests

1. Run BuildAndTest.cmd at the root of the enlistment to ensure that all tests pass, release build succeeds, and NuGet packages are created
2. Submit a Pull Request to the 'develop' branch -- Need Help?

For Users

1. Download BinSkim from NuGet
2. Read the User Guide
3. Find out more about the Static Analysis Results Interchange Format (SARIF) used to output Binskim results

Command-Line Quick Guide

Argument (short form, long form)	Meaning
--sympath	Symbols path value (e.g. SRV http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols or Cache d:\symbols;Srv http://symweb)
-o, --output	File path used to write and output analysis using SARIF
-v, --verbose	Emit verbose output. The comprehensive report is designed to provide appropriate evidence for compliance scenarios
-r, --recurse	Recurse into subdirectories when evaluating file specifier arguments
-c, --config	(Default: ‘default’) Path to policy file to be used to configure analysis. Passing value of 'default' (or omitting the argument) invokes built-in settings
-q, --quiet	Do not log results to the console
-s, --statistics	Generate timing and other statistics for analysis session
-h, --hashes	Output hashes of analysis targets when emitting SARIF reports
-e, --environment	Log machine environment details of run to output file. WARNING: This option records potentially sensitive information (such as all environment variable values) to the log file.
-p, --plug-in	Path to plug-in that will be invoked against all targets in the analysis set.
--help	Table of argument information.
--version	BinSkim version details.
value pos. 0	One or more specifiers to a file, directory, or filter pattern that resolves to one or more binaries to analyze.

Example: binskim.exe analyze c:\bld\*.dll --recurse --output MyRun.sarif