GitOps-Driven DevSecOps: Securing the Entire Software Delivery Lifecycle with GitHub, Automated Pipelines, and Policy-as-Code.

Author:   Albert V Chitwood
Publisher:   Independently Published
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9798195892784


Pages:   370
Publication Date:   06 May 2026
Format:   Paperback
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GitOps-Driven DevSecOps: Securing the Entire Software Delivery Lifecycle with GitHub, Automated Pipelines, and Policy-as-Code.


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Stop Trading Speed for Security. Master GitOps and Automate Your Entire DevSecOps Supply Chain. In 2026, the software supply chain is the primary attack vector for enterprise breaches. Relying on manual security reviews, long-lived API keys, and late-stage vulnerability scanning guarantees that your deployments will either be painfully slow or unacceptably risky. The solution is no longer just adding more tools, it is architecting a unified, policy-driven pipeline. GitOps-Driven DevSecOps is the definitive, elite-level manual for Platform Architects and Security Engineers. This book provides a complete, hands-on blueprint for turning GitHub into a zero-trust security control plane. You will learn to automate security testing at every stage of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and enforce strict, immutable deployments using GitOps controllers like ArgoCD and Flux. Inside, you will discover: GitHub as a Security Control Plane: Eliminate long-lived credentials using OIDC federation, enforce CODEOWNERS accountability, and secure self-hosted runners. Shift-Left Security Pipelines: Integrate CodeQL, Semgrep, and Dependabot directly into Pull Request gates to block vulnerabilities and secret leaks before the merge. SLSA & Supply Chain Hardening: Cryptographically sign your container images with Sigstore/Cosign and generate automated Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) to achieve high SLSA compliance levels. Securing Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Block cloud misconfigurations by integrating Checkov, tfsec, and Polaris into your CI/CD pipelines to validate Terraform and Kubernetes manifests. GitOps Deployment Boundaries: Use ArgoCD and Flux to pull immutable artifacts into your clusters, preventing unauthorized kubectl tampering and state drift. Policy-as-Code Enforcement: Write and unit-test Rego policies for Open Policy Agent (OPA) Gatekeeper and Kyverno to enforce absolute admission control inside Kubernetes. Runtime Threat Detection: Deploy Falco to detect anomalous container behavior in production and automatically trace incidents back to the Git commit. THE DEVSECOPS PIPELINE VAULT Built for the engineer who needs to harden their infrastructure today, the Appendix provides immediate, copy-paste utility: The GitHub Actions Security Hardening Cheat Sheet: Your desk reference for scoping least-privilege tokens and preventing privilege escalation. The DevSecOps Pipeline Blueprint: A master architectural diagram and workflow configuration guide. Policy-as-Code Reference Library: Production-ready Rego and Kyverno YAML snippets for immediate cluster deployment. Don't let a compromised pipeline become your next breach. Shift security left, automate compliance, and build an impenetrable delivery fabric.

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Author:   Albert V Chitwood
Publisher:   Independently Published
Imprint:   Independently Published
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9798195892784


Pages:   370
Publication Date:   06 May 2026
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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