Automated Security Testing in DevSecOps

  1. Integrating Security into CI/CD Pipeline
    1. Pre-Commit Phase Security
      1. IDE Security Integration
        1. Real-Time Code Analysis
          1. Secure Coding Suggestions
            1. Vulnerability Highlighting
              1. Security Plugin Management
              2. Pre-Commit Hooks
                1. Automated Security Linting
                  1. Code Formatting Enforcement
                    1. Security Policy Validation
                      1. Commit Message Standards
                      2. Secret Scanning
                        1. Hardcoded Credential Detection
                          1. API Key Detection
                            1. Certificate Detection
                              1. Secret Leak Prevention
                              2. Local Development Security
                                1. Secure Development Environment
                                  1. Local Security Testing
                                    1. Developer Security Training
                                  2. Commit and CI Phase Security
                                    1. Automated SAST Integration
                                      1. Commit-Triggered Scans
                                        1. Incremental Analysis
                                          1. Baseline Comparisons
                                            1. Result Reporting
                                            2. SCA Integration
                                              1. Dependency Vulnerability Checks
                                                1. License Policy Enforcement
                                                  1. New Dependency Alerts
                                                    1. Continuous Monitoring Setup
                                                    2. Unit Testing for Security
                                                      1. Authentication Logic Testing
                                                        1. Authorization Testing
                                                          1. Input Validation Testing
                                                            1. Cryptographic Function Testing
                                                            2. Code Quality Gates
                                                              1. Security Threshold Enforcement
                                                                1. Build Failure Policies
                                                                  1. Quality Metrics Tracking
                                                                2. Build Phase Security
                                                                  1. Container Security
                                                                    1. Base Image Scanning
                                                                      1. Dockerfile Security Analysis
                                                                        1. Image Vulnerability Assessment
                                                                          1. Configuration Best Practices
                                                                          2. Infrastructure as Code Security
                                                                            1. Template Security Analysis
                                                                              1. Configuration Validation
                                                                                1. Policy Compliance Checks
                                                                                  1. Misconfiguration Detection
                                                                                  2. Artifact Security
                                                                                    1. Build Artifact Scanning
                                                                                      1. Digital Signature Verification
                                                                                        1. Supply Chain Validation
                                                                                        2. Build Environment Security
                                                                                          1. Secure Build Agents
                                                                                            1. Build Process Isolation
                                                                                              1. Credential Management
                                                                                            2. Test and Staging Phase Security
                                                                                              1. Automated DAST Integration
                                                                                                1. Environment Preparation
                                                                                                  1. Scheduled Scan Execution
                                                                                                    1. Test Suite Integration
                                                                                                      1. Result Analysis
                                                                                                      2. IAST Deployment
                                                                                                        1. Agent Installation
                                                                                                          1. Runtime Monitoring Setup
                                                                                                            1. Performance Impact Assessment
                                                                                                              1. Vulnerability Detection
                                                                                                              2. Integration Security Testing
                                                                                                                1. End-to-End Security Scenarios
                                                                                                                  1. Security Regression Testing
                                                                                                                    1. API Security Testing
                                                                                                                      1. Authentication Flow Testing
                                                                                                                      2. Test Data Security
                                                                                                                        1. Sensitive Data Masking
                                                                                                                          1. Test Data Generation
                                                                                                                            1. Data Privacy Compliance
                                                                                                                          2. Deploy and Release Phase Security
                                                                                                                            1. Configuration Security
                                                                                                                              1. Secure Configuration Validation
                                                                                                                                1. Environment Variable Checks
                                                                                                                                  1. Security Parameter Verification
                                                                                                                                    1. Deployment Configuration Review
                                                                                                                                    2. Change Management Security
                                                                                                                                      1. Security Impact Assessment
                                                                                                                                        1. Approval Workflow Integration
                                                                                                                                          1. Risk Assessment
                                                                                                                                            1. Rollback Planning
                                                                                                                                            2. Release Security Gates
                                                                                                                                              1. Security Approval Requirements
                                                                                                                                                1. Vulnerability Threshold Enforcement
                                                                                                                                                  1. Compliance Verification
                                                                                                                                                  2. Deployment Security
                                                                                                                                                    1. Secure Deployment Practices
                                                                                                                                                      1. Infrastructure Hardening
                                                                                                                                                        1. Network Security Configuration
                                                                                                                                                      2. Post-Deployment and Production Security
                                                                                                                                                        1. Continuous Security Monitoring
                                                                                                                                                          1. Log Analysis
                                                                                                                                                            1. Anomaly Detection
                                                                                                                                                              1. Threat Intelligence Integration
                                                                                                                                                                1. Security Event Correlation
                                                                                                                                                                2. RASP Implementation
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Production Agent Deployment
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Real-Time Threat Response
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Incident Alerting
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Attack Blocking
                                                                                                                                                                        2. Production Security Testing
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Scheduled Penetration Testing
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Vulnerability Verification
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Security Regression Checks
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Compliance Auditing

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                                                                                                                                                                            4. Tooling and Technology Stack