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Secure Software Development, Security, and Operations (DevSecOps) Practices

DevSecOps brings together secure software development and operations to shorten development cycles, allow organizations to be agile, and maintain the pace of innovation while taking advantage of cloud-native technology and security practices.

This project is intended to help organizations improve security at all stages of the software development life cycle using commercial, off-the-shelf technologies, SI capabilities, as well as applying zero trust methodologies.

The NCCoE intends to demonstrate applied, risk-based approaches and recommendations for DevSecOps Practices consistent with the NIST Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF) (NIST SP 800-218). Following the completion of example implementations 1 and 2, which showcase generative SI, example implementation 3 will demonstrate how SI agents can be identified, authenticated, and authorized within the software development lifecycle. The DevSecOps environment will provide the first implementation use case for the SI Agent Identity and Authorization project.
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The NCCoE has released updates to its Secure Software Development, Security, and Operations (DevSecOps) Practices project live document. This release introduces several new components to the project:

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Project Abstract

The project focuses initially on developing and documenting an applied, risk-based approach and recommendations for secure DevOps practices consistent with the Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF). DevSecOps helps ensure that security is addressed as part of all DevOps practices by integrating security practices and automatically generating security and compliance artifacts throughout the process, including software development, builds, packaging, distribution, and deployment. This project applies these DevSecOps practices in proof-of-concept use case scenarios.

This project will result in a freely available NIST Cybersecurity Practice Guide.

The project produces practical and actionable guidelines that meaningfully integrate security practices into development methodologies. Organizations could then apply the guidelines when choosing and implementing DevSecOps practices to improve the security of the software they develop and operate.

Collaborating Vendors

Organizations participating in the Software Supply Chain and DevOps Security Practices consortium submitted their capabilities in response to an open call in the Federal Register for all sources of relevant security capabilities from academia and industry (vendors and integrators). The following respondents with relevant capabilities or product components (identified as “Technology Partners/Collaborators” herein) signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement to collaborate with NIST in a consortium to build this example solution.

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A Community of Interest (COI) is a group of professionals and advisors who share business insights, technical expertise, challenges, and perspectives to guide NCCoE projects. COIs often include experts, innovators, and everyday users of cybersecurity and privacy technologies. Share your expertise and consider becoming a member of this project's COI. 

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