# cargo-deny
Cargo plugin that lints your dependency graph. Four checks:
1. **Advisories** — known security vulnerabilities
2. **Bans** — block specific dependencies
3. **Licenses** — enforce licensing compliance
4. **Sources** — ensure dependencies come from approved sources
## Quick start
```bash
cargo install --locked cargo-deny
cargo deny init # create default deny.toml
cargo deny check # run all checks
cargo deny list # list all dependencies
```
Also available as a [GitHub Action](https://github.com/EmbarkStudios/cargo-deny) (`cargo-deny-action`) and as a Rust library.