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Security of the Pipeline
Online Courses
Security of the Pipeline
  • Security of the Pipeline
  • Intro to Pipeline Automation
    • Introduction
    • DevOps Pipelines Explained
    • Source Code and Version Control
    • Dependency Management
    • Automated Testing
    • Continuous Integration and Delivery
    • Environments
  • Source Code Security
    • Introduction
    • Git and Linus
    • Version Control Concepts
    • Cloud Based Version Control
    • Insufficient Credential Hygiene
  • CI/CD and Build Security
    • Introduction
    • What is CI/CD and Build Security?
    • Securing the Build Source
    • Securing the Build Process
    • Securing the Build Server
    • Securing the Build Pipeline
    • Securing the Build Environment
    • Protecting the Build Secrets
    • Conclusion
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  1. CI/CD and Build Security

Conclusion

Based on the attacks and misconfigurations we saw in the previous tasks, we can understand that:

  1. Pipeline Security is a Priority: Ensuring the security of your CI/CD pipeline is crucial for safeguarding code and data integrity.

  2. Access Controls are Fundamental: Restricting access to critical branches, environments, and CI/CD variables is the first line of defense against unauthorized changes and data exposure.

  3. Runner Security is Essential: Properly securing the machines running your GitLab Runner, along with strong authentication, is a must to prevent breaches.

  4. Secrets Management Matters: Safeguarding sensitive data, such as API keys and passwords, through GitLab CI/CD variables with masking and secure variables is vital. Using environment variables is not enough.

  5. Isolate Environments: Separating development (DEV) and production (PROD) environments minimizes the risk of compromising the latter through the former.

  6. Continuous Vigilance: Regularly reviewing access permissions, scripts, and security configurations, combined with monitoring and alerting, ensures ongoing security.

  7. Education is Key: Educating your team about security best practices is essential to maintaining a robust security posture.

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