Software Supply Chain Security

  1. Securing Software Artifacts
    1. Artifact Management
      1. Using Secure Artifact Repositories
        1. Repository Access Controls
          1. Authentication Mechanisms
            1. Authorization Policies
              1. Network Access Controls
              2. Repository Auditing and Monitoring
                1. Access Logging
                  1. Download Tracking
                    1. Anomaly Detection
                    2. Repository Hardening
                    3. Access Control and Permissions for Artifacts
                      1. Role-Based Access to Artifacts
                        1. User Roles
                          1. Team Permissions
                            1. Project-Based Access
                            2. Artifact Expiry and Retention Policies
                              1. Lifecycle Management
                                1. Automated Cleanup
                                  1. Compliance Requirements
                                2. Vulnerability Scanning of Stored Artifacts
                                  1. Automated Scanning Tools
                                    1. Continuous Scanning
                                      1. Scan Scheduling
                                        1. Result Processing
                                        2. Remediation of Vulnerable Artifacts
                                          1. Quarantine Procedures
                                            1. Notification Systems
                                              1. Update Workflows
                                            2. Artifact Integrity
                                              1. Checksum Generation
                                                1. Hash Verification
                                                  1. Tamper Detection
                                                2. Digital Signatures and Attestations
                                                  1. Code Signing for Binaries and Installers
                                                    1. Signing Process
                                                      1. Certificate Selection
                                                        1. Signing Procedures
                                                          1. Timestamp Services
                                                          2. Key Management for Signing
                                                            1. Key Generation
                                                              1. Key Storage
                                                                1. Key Rotation
                                                                2. Certificate Management
                                                                3. Generating and Verifying Authenticity
                                                                  1. Signature Verification Workflows
                                                                    1. Automated Verification
                                                                      1. Manual Verification
                                                                        1. Chain of Trust Validation
                                                                        2. Automated Verification in CI/CD
                                                                          1. Pipeline Integration
                                                                            1. Verification Gates
                                                                              1. Failure Handling
                                                                            2. In-toto Attestations
                                                                              1. Attestation Generation
                                                                                1. Step Attestations
                                                                                  1. Supply Chain Layout
                                                                                  2. Attestation Verification
                                                                                    1. Policy Verification
                                                                                      1. Chain Validation
                                                                                        1. Compliance Checking
                                                                                      2. SLSA Provenance
                                                                                        1. Provenance Generation
                                                                                          1. Provenance Verification
                                                                                            1. Metadata Standards
                                                                                          2. Container Image Security
                                                                                            1. Base Image Selection and Hardening
                                                                                              1. Trusted Base Images
                                                                                                1. Official Images
                                                                                                  1. Minimal Images
                                                                                                    1. Security-Focused Distributions
                                                                                                    2. Removing Unnecessary Packages
                                                                                                      1. Package Minimization
                                                                                                        1. Attack Surface Reduction
                                                                                                          1. Dependency Cleanup
                                                                                                        2. Scanning Images for Vulnerabilities
                                                                                                          1. Automated Image Scanning Tools
                                                                                                            1. Registry Integration
                                                                                                              1. CI/CD Integration
                                                                                                                1. Continuous Monitoring
                                                                                                                2. Remediation of Vulnerabilities
                                                                                                                  1. Patch Management
                                                                                                                    1. Image Rebuilding
                                                                                                                      1. Update Procedures
                                                                                                                    2. Image Signing and Verification
                                                                                                                      1. Signing Image Manifests
                                                                                                                        1. Notary Integration
                                                                                                                          1. Cosign Implementation
                                                                                                                            1. Key Management
                                                                                                                            2. Enforcing Signature Verification in Deployment
                                                                                                                              1. Admission Controllers
                                                                                                                                1. Policy Enforcement
                                                                                                                                  1. Runtime Verification
                                                                                                                                2. Minimizing Image Contents
                                                                                                                                  1. Distroless Images
                                                                                                                                    1. Language-Specific Images
                                                                                                                                      1. Runtime Optimization
                                                                                                                                        1. Security Benefits
                                                                                                                                        2. Reducing Attack Surface
                                                                                                                                          1. Multi-Stage Builds
                                                                                                                                            1. Layer Optimization
                                                                                                                                              1. Unnecessary File Removal
                                                                                                                                            2. Runtime Security
                                                                                                                                              1. Container Runtime Security
                                                                                                                                                1. Image Immutability
                                                                                                                                                  1. Runtime Monitoring

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