Securing Your CI/CD Pipeline: A DevSecOps Checklist

Your CI/CD pipeline is the highway between code and production. If it is compromised, everything downstream is at risk.

Start with secrets management. Never store API keys, tokens, or credentials in your repository. Use your platform built-in secrets store and rotate keys regularly.

Enable dependency scanning on every pull request. Tools like Dependabot, Snyk, and Socket can flag known vulnerabilities before they reach production.

Finally, audit your pipeline steps. Every third-party GitHub Action is code running in your environment. Pin actions to specific commit SHAs, not tags.