DevSecOps and Securing CI/CD Pipelines

  1. Securing the Deployment Stage
    1. Infrastructure as Code Security
      1. IaC Security Fundamentals
        1. Infrastructure Security Principles
          1. Configuration Drift Prevention
            1. Immutable Infrastructure Benefits
            2. Terraform Security
              1. Terraform Security Best Practices
                1. Terraform State File Security
                  1. Terraform Module Security
                    1. Terraform Scanning Tools
                      1. Checkov
                        1. Terrascan
                          1. tfsec
                        2. CloudFormation Security
                          1. CloudFormation Template Security
                            1. Stack Policy Implementation
                              1. CloudFormation Scanning Tools
                                1. cfn-nag
                                  1. Stelligent cfn_nag
                                2. Ansible Security
                                  1. Ansible Playbook Security
                                    1. Vault Integration
                                      1. Ansible Security Scanning
                                        1. Role-Based Security Implementation
                                        2. Kubernetes Security
                                          1. Kubernetes Manifest Security
                                            1. Pod Security Standards
                                              1. Network Policy Implementation
                                                1. RBAC Configuration
                                                2. Policy as Code Implementation
                                                  1. Open Policy Agent Integration
                                                    1. Rego Policy Language
                                                      1. Policy Testing and Validation
                                                        1. Policy Enforcement Points
                                                      2. Secrets Management
                                                        1. Secret Management Challenges
                                                          1. Hardcoded Secret Risks
                                                            1. Secret Sprawl Problems
                                                              1. Secret Rotation Requirements
                                                                1. Audit and Compliance Needs
                                                                2. Centralized Secret Management Solutions
                                                                  1. HashiCorp Vault
                                                                    1. Vault Architecture and Components
                                                                      1. Secret Engines
                                                                        1. Authentication Methods
                                                                          1. Policy Management
                                                                            1. Vault Integration Patterns
                                                                            2. AWS Secrets Manager
                                                                              1. Secret Storage and Retrieval
                                                                                1. Automatic Rotation
                                                                                  1. Cross-Service Integration
                                                                                    1. IAM Integration
                                                                                    2. Azure Key Vault
                                                                                      1. Key and Secret Management
                                                                                        1. Certificate Management
                                                                                          1. Access Policies
                                                                                            1. Integration with Azure Services
                                                                                            2. Google Secret Manager
                                                                                              1. Kubernetes Secrets Management
                                                                                              2. Secret Injection and Runtime Access
                                                                                                1. Environment Variable Injection
                                                                                                  1. File-Based Secret Mounting
                                                                                                    1. Init Container Patterns
                                                                                                      1. Sidecar Container Patterns
                                                                                                        1. Service Mesh Secret Management
                                                                                                        2. Secret Lifecycle Management
                                                                                                          1. Secret Creation and Provisioning
                                                                                                            1. Secret Rotation Strategies
                                                                                                              1. Secret Revocation
                                                                                                                1. Secret Auditing and Monitoring
                                                                                                              2. Container Registry and Artifact Security
                                                                                                                1. Container Registry Security
                                                                                                                  1. Registry Access Control
                                                                                                                    1. Registry Vulnerability Scanning
                                                                                                                      1. Registry Content Trust
                                                                                                                        1. Private Registry Management
                                                                                                                        2. Image Security and Integrity
                                                                                                                          1. Image Signing with Docker Content Trust
                                                                                                                            1. Notary Implementation
                                                                                                                              1. Image Provenance Verification
                                                                                                                                1. Supply Chain Attack Prevention
                                                                                                                                2. Artifact Repository Security
                                                                                                                                  1. Binary Repository Security
                                                                                                                                    1. Artifact Scanning and Analysis
                                                                                                                                      1. Artifact Lifecycle Management
                                                                                                                                        1. Repository Access Control
                                                                                                                                      2. Deployment Security Controls
                                                                                                                                        1. Deployment Policy Enforcement
                                                                                                                                          1. Policy Definition and Management
                                                                                                                                            1. Automated Policy Validation
                                                                                                                                              1. Deployment Gate Implementation
                                                                                                                                                1. Exception Handling Processes
                                                                                                                                                2. Runtime Security Configuration
                                                                                                                                                  1. Security Context Configuration
                                                                                                                                                    1. Resource Limits and Quotas
                                                                                                                                                      1. Network Security Policies
                                                                                                                                                        1. Service Mesh Security
                                                                                                                                                        2. Zero-Trust Deployment Principles
                                                                                                                                                          1. Identity-Based Access Control
                                                                                                                                                            1. Micro-Segmentation
                                                                                                                                                              1. Continuous Verification
                                                                                                                                                                1. Least Privilege Access