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Option to skip or ignore files and folder while scanning for Vulnerabilities

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Ignore certain files and folders while scanning for vulnerabilities from a path or location of the project such as Test files and Documentations

Describe the solution you'd like
Option to skip or ignore one or more files and folder from the project while scanning for vulnerabilities.

Reference URL: https://github.com/Kong/kong

When we try to scan the above mentioned repository most of the vulnerabilities were detected in the documents and test files, due to which the repository failed the vulnerabilities criteria with low score.

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Research direction

The issue does not name specific files, tests, or entry points. Start by tracing the vulnerability-scanning flow and its configuration, then define how users select files and folders to exclude; done means scans can ignore those paths without counting their vulnerabilities.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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