Software Supply Chain Security

Securing the software supply chain requires comprehensive protection of development, build, and deployment processes, from source code to production environments.

Secure Development Practices

Source Code Protection

  • Version control system security
  • Code signing and integrity verification
  • Secure coding standards enforcement
  • Peer review and approval processes
  • Branch protection and access controls

Build System Security

  • Isolated and hardened build environments
  • Reproducible and deterministic builds
  • Build artifact signing and verification
  • Container image security scanning
  • Infrastructure as code security

Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)

SBOM Generation and Management

  • Comprehensive component inventory
  • License and vulnerability tracking
  • Dependency relationship mapping
  • Version and origin verification
  • Supply chain transparency

SBOM Standards and Formats

  • SPDX (Software Package Data Exchange)
  • CycloneDX for vulnerability management
  • SWID (Software Identification) tags
  • NTIA minimum elements compliance
  • Industry-specific SBOM requirements

Open Source Security

Dependency Management

  • Open source component scanning
  • Vulnerability assessment and remediation
  • License compliance monitoring
  • Component lifecycle management
  • Alternative component evaluation

Package Repository Security

  • Private package repository implementation
  • Package integrity verification
  • Malicious package detection
  • Repository mirroring and caching
  • Access control and authentication

DevSecOps Integration

CI/CD Pipeline Security

  • Security gates and quality checks
  • Automated vulnerability scanning
  • Security testing integration (SAST/DAST)
  • Container and infrastructure scanning
  • Compliance validation automation

Secure Deployment Practices

  • Blue-green and canary deployments
  • Runtime application protection
  • Configuration management security
  • Secret and credential management
  • Rollback and recovery procedures