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Ignore

snyk ignore --id=<ISSUE_ID> [--expiry=] [--reason=] [--policy-path=<PATH_TO_POLICY_FILE>] [--path=<PATH_TO_RESOURCE>] [OPTIONS]

The snyk ignore command modifies the .snyk policy file to ignore a specified issue according to its Snyk ID for all occurrences, its expiry date, a reason, or according to paths in the filesystem for the policy, the issue, or both.

Note: Ignoring issues or vulnerabilities using the .snyk file is not supported for Snyk Code.

Exclude

snyk ignore [--expiry=] [--reason=] [--policy-path=<PATH_TO_POLICY_FILE>] [--file-path=<PATH_TO_RESOURCE>] [OPTIONS]

You can exclude directories or files from scanning using the --file-path option. This option is available only for Snyk Code (SAST) tests or Open Source --unmanaged tests; it will not work for other test types.

Examples of updates to the .snyk file

Updates for ignores

The snyk ignore command for an ISSUE_ID updates your local .snyk file to contain a block similar to the following:

ignore:
  '<ISSUE_ID>':
    - '*':
        reason: <REASON>
        expires: <EXPIRY>

When you use the --path option for an ignore, the block is similar to this:

ignore:
  '<ISSUE_ID>':
    - '<PATH_TO_RESOURCE>':
        reason: <REASON>
        expires: <EXPIRY>

Update for an exclude

When you use the --file-path option the block is similar to this:

exclude:
  '<GROUP>':
    - <FILE MATCHING-PATTERN>
    - <FILE MATCHING-PATTERN>:
      expires: <EXPIRY>
      created: <CREATION TIME>

Note: Ignoring issues or vulnerabilities using the .snyk file is not supported for Snyk Code.

The --file-path option excludes directories or files from scanning and is available only for Snyk Code (SAST) tests or Open Source --unmanaged tests; it will not work for other test types.

Debug

Use the -d option to output the debug logs.

Options

--id=<ISSUE_ID>

Snyk ID for the issue to ignore, omitted if the ignore command used with --file-path, otherwise required.

--expiry=<EXPIRY>

Expiry date in YYYY-MM-DD format.

Supported formats:

ISO 8601

RFC 2822

Default: 30 days or none if used with --file-path

Note: The expiry field is not required. If you need a permanent ignore, omit the option.

To ensure that expiration dates are enforced for ignores, you must specify a valid expiration date. The date must be in the Date Time String Javascript format like YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.fffZ. If the specified expiration date does not adhere to this format, the ignore will be respected and persist indefinitely.

--reason=<REASON>

Human-readable <REASON> to ignore this issue.

Default: none

Note: Not supported for Snyk Code.

--policy-path=<PATH_TO_POLICY_FILE>

Path to a .snyk policy file to pass manually.

Default: none

--path=<PATH_TO_RESOURCE>

Path to resource inside the depgraph for which to ignore the issue.

Use to narrow the scope of the ignore rule. When no resource path is specified, all resources are ignored.

For ecosystems which use the semver convention for versioning, you can specify component versions in the path using https://github.com/npm/node-semver#versions

If used, follows the --policy-path option.

Default: all

--file-path=<PATH_TO_RESOURCE>

Filesystem for which to exclude directories or files from scanning. Used only by snyk code and snyk test --unmanaged

Default: none

--file-path-group=[global|code|iac-drift]

Grouping used in combination with --file-path, otherwise omitted.

Default: global

Examples for snyk ignore command

Ignore a specific vulnerability with the expiry and reason specified

$ snyk ignore --id='npm:qs:20170213' --expiry='2021-01-10' --reason='Module not affected by this vulnerability'

Ignore a specific vulnerability with the expiry, a resource path, and reason specified

$ snyk ignore --id='SNYK-JS-PATHPARSE-1077067' --expiry='2021-01-10' --path='[email protected] > [email protected] > [email protected]' --reason='Module not affected by this vulnerability

Ignore a specific vulnerability with an expiry date and path specified

$ snyk ignore --id='SNYK-JS-PATHPARSE-1077067' --expiry='2021-01-10' --path='[email protected]

Ignore a specific vulnerability with a resource path specified (Windows)

In this example, snyk iac test on Windows returned a Path containing single quotes and a File specification containing back slashes:

Rule: https://security.snyk.io/rules/cloud/SNYK-CC-TF-118 Path: resource > aws_iam_role[OrganizationAccountAccessRole] > assume_role_policy['Statement'][0] File: terraform\environment\com\iam.tf

The corresponding snyk ignore command would be:

snyk ignore --id=SNYK-CC-TF-118 --path="terraform\environment\com\iam.tf > resource > aws_iam_role[OrganizationAccountAccessRole] > assume_role_policy['Statement'][0]"

Ignore a specific vulnerability with a resource path specified (Linux, Mac OS)

In this example, snyk iac test on Linux or Mac OS returned a Path containing single quotes and a File specification containing forward slashes:

Rule: https://security.snyk.io/rules/cloud/SNYK-CC-TF-118 Path: resource > aws_iam_role[OrganizationAccountAccessRole] > assume_role_policy['Statement'][0] File: terraform/environment/com/iam.tf

The corresponding snyk ignore command would be:

snyk ignore --id=SNYK-CC-TF-118 --path="terraform/environment/com/iam.tf > resource > aws_iam_role[OrganizationAccountAccessRole] > assume_role_policy['Statement'][0]"

Ignore a specific vulnerability for 30 days

$ snyk ignore --id=npm:tough-cookie:20160722

Ignore a specific file until 2031-01-20

Ignore a specific file.

The rule created in the .snyk file is used by snyk test --unmanaged until 2031-01-20, with a description as a reference for the future.

$ snyk ignore --file-path='./deps/curl-7.58.0/src/tool_msgs.c' --expiry='2031-01-20' --reason='patched file'

Ignore files or folders using glob expression - Snyk Code and unmanaged only

To ignore files matching a glob expression, add them to a specific group.

This applies to Snyk Code; it does not apply to Snyk Open Source except unmanaged, to Container, or to IaC.

$ snyk ignore --file-path='./**/vendor/**/*.cpp' --file-path-group='global'

More information about the snyk ignore command

For more information see:

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