Software Supply Chain Security

  1. Securing Source Code
    1. Source Code Management Platform Security
      1. Branch Protection Rules
        1. Enforcing Review Requirements
          1. Required Reviewers
            1. Review Policies
              1. Approval Workflows
              2. Preventing Force Pushes
                1. Branch Locking
                  1. History Protection
                    1. Merge Restrictions
                    2. Status Check Requirements
                      1. Dismissal Restrictions
                      2. Required Status Checks
                        1. Automated Testing Integration
                          1. Unit Test Requirements
                            1. Integration Test Gates
                              1. Performance Test Thresholds
                              2. Linting and Quality Gates
                                1. Code Style Enforcement
                                  1. Complexity Analysis
                                    1. Security Scanning
                                    2. Build Verification
                                    3. Code Owner Policies
                                      1. Defining Code Owners
                                        1. CODEOWNERS File Management
                                          1. Ownership Hierarchies
                                            1. Team-Based Ownership
                                            2. Enforcing Review by Owners
                                              1. Mandatory Owner Approval
                                                1. Owner Notification Systems
                                                  1. Escalation Procedures
                                                2. Access Control and Permissions
                                                  1. User and Team Permissions
                                                    1. Repository Access Levels
                                                      1. Organization Permissions
                                                        1. Fine-Grained Permissions
                                                        2. Audit Logging
                                                          1. Access Logs
                                                            1. Change Logs
                                                              1. Administrative Actions
                                                              2. Two-Person Rule Implementation
                                                              3. Repository Security Settings
                                                                1. Vulnerability Alerts
                                                                  1. Security Advisories
                                                                    1. Dependency Scanning
                                                                  2. Static Application Security Testing
                                                                    1. Integrating SAST into Developer Workflows
                                                                      1. Pre-commit and Pre-push Hooks
                                                                        1. Hook Configuration
                                                                          1. Performance Optimization
                                                                            1. Developer Experience
                                                                            2. CI/CD Integration
                                                                              1. Pipeline Integration Points
                                                                                1. Failure Handling
                                                                                  1. Result Reporting
                                                                                  2. IDE Integration
                                                                                  3. Analyzing Scan Results
                                                                                    1. Triage and Prioritization
                                                                                      1. Risk-Based Prioritization
                                                                                        1. False Positive Management
                                                                                          1. Severity Classification
                                                                                          2. Remediation Workflows
                                                                                            1. Developer Guidance
                                                                                              1. Fix Verification
                                                                                                1. Tracking and Metrics
                                                                                              2. Tool Selection and Configuration
                                                                                                1. Commercial vs Open Source Tools
                                                                                                  1. Language-Specific Considerations
                                                                                                    1. Custom Rule Development
                                                                                                  2. Secret Scanning
                                                                                                    1. Pre-commit Hooks
                                                                                                      1. Tooling and Configuration
                                                                                                        1. Hook Installation
                                                                                                          1. Pattern Configuration
                                                                                                            1. Performance Tuning
                                                                                                            2. Developer Training
                                                                                                              1. Bypass Prevention
                                                                                                              2. Repository Scanning for Exposed Secrets
                                                                                                                1. Automated Scanning Tools
                                                                                                                  1. Scanning Frequency
                                                                                                                    1. Pattern Matching
                                                                                                                      1. Historical Scanning
                                                                                                                      2. Scheduled Scans
                                                                                                                        1. Scan Scheduling
                                                                                                                          1. Result Processing
                                                                                                                            1. Alert Management
                                                                                                                          2. Secret Remediation Strategies
                                                                                                                            1. Secret Revocation
                                                                                                                              1. Immediate Revocation
                                                                                                                                1. Impact Assessment
                                                                                                                                  1. Service Continuity
                                                                                                                                  2. Rotating Exposed Credentials
                                                                                                                                    1. Rotation Procedures
                                                                                                                                      1. Verification Steps
                                                                                                                                        1. Documentation Updates
                                                                                                                                        2. Git History Cleaning
                                                                                                                                        3. Secret Management Integration
                                                                                                                                          1. Vault Integration
                                                                                                                                            1. Environment Variable Management
                                                                                                                                              1. Configuration Management
                                                                                                                                            2. Code Signing and Commit Signing
                                                                                                                                              1. GPG Keys for Commits
                                                                                                                                                1. Key Generation and Management
                                                                                                                                                  1. Key Creation
                                                                                                                                                    1. Key Storage
                                                                                                                                                      1. Key Backup and Recovery
                                                                                                                                                      2. Distributing Public Keys
                                                                                                                                                        1. Key Servers
                                                                                                                                                          1. Internal Distribution
                                                                                                                                                            1. Verification Procedures
                                                                                                                                                          2. Verifying Commit Signatures
                                                                                                                                                            1. Enforcing Signed Commits
                                                                                                                                                              1. Repository Policies
                                                                                                                                                                1. Automated Verification
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Compliance Monitoring
                                                                                                                                                                  2. Signature Validation in CI/CD
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Pipeline Verification Steps
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Failure Handling
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Audit Trails
                                                                                                                                                                      2. Certificate-Based Signing
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Hardware Security Module Integration

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                                                                                                                                                                      5. Managing Dependencies and Third-Party Components