# InsightVM rapid7 container image scanner

**URL:** <https://discuss.rapid7.com/t/insightvm-rapid7-container-image-scanner/27348>\
**Category:** Security\
**Tags:** insightvm\_dockery\_registry\
**Created:** [September 12, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://discuss.rapid7.com/t/insightvm-rapid7-container-image-scanner/27348 "2023-09-12T14:51:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![aalbertk](https://discuss.rapid7.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@aalbertk](https://discuss.rapid7.com/u/aalbertk)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://discuss.rapid7.com/t/insightvm-rapid7-container-image-scanner/27348/1 "2023-09-12T14:51:27Z")

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I am attempting to use the container-image-scanner to scan a Docker image file in the (.tar.gz) format. Though I am able to scan the image and receive the scan results, the format of the results is very difficult to read. Is there a way I can export the scan results in a more human-readable format? Im using the following rapid 7 image to preform the scan. Im using the following image to preform the scan:  
[https://hub.docker.com/r/rapid7/container-image-scanner](https://hub.docker.com/r/rapid7/container-image-scanner)