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Application security
Learn how to integrate and implement robust security measures directly into your software applications. With practical strategies and techniques to secure applications throughout the development lifecycle, explore secure coding practices and secure software design principles to incorporate advanced security features like encryption, authentication, and authorization. Find out how to build applications that are resilient to common security threats such as SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and other vulnerabilities, ensuring your software remains secure and trustworthy. Learn about emerging trends and technologies in application security, such as generative AI and machine learning for thread detection, zero-trust architecture, and the importance of DevOps and DevSecOps practices.
Improving Git protocol security on GitHub
We’re changing which keys are supported in SSH and removing unencrypted Git protocol. Only users connecting via SSH or git:// will be affected. If your Git remotes start with https://, nothing in this post will affect you. If you’re an SSH user, read on for the details and timeline.
Implementing least privilege for secrets in GitHub Actions
GitHub Actions provide a powerful, extensible way to automate software development workflows. When access to outside resources is required, GitHub provides the ability to store encrypted secrets used by GitHub…
One day short of a full chain: Real world exploit chains explained
When it comes to security research, the path from bug to vulnerability to exploit can be a long one. Security researchers often end their research journey at the “Proof of…
Using GitHub code scanning and CodeQL to detect traces of Solorigate and other backdoors
Last month, a member of the CodeQL security community contributed multiple CodeQL queries for C# codebases that can help organizations assess whether they are affected by the SolarWinds nation-state attack on various parts of critical network infrastructure around the world.
The little bug that couldn’t: Securing OpenSSL
Software security doesn’t end at the boundaries of your own code. The moment a library dependency is introduced, you’re adopting other people’s code and any bugs that come with it.…
Using CWE and CVSS scores to get more context on a security advisory
Security vulnerabilities can be unpleasant to address, and that only gets worse the more you have. When you’re dealing with a large volume of vulnerabilities, you need to be able…
GitHub security features: highlights from 2020
We’ve made huge advances in our security features at GitHub in 2020, with launches for code scanning, secret scanning, Dependabot version updates, dependency review, and more.
Token authentication requirements for Git operations
In July 2020, we announced our intent to require the use of token-based authentication (for example, a personal access, OAuth, or GitHub App installation token) for all authenticated Git operations.…
Looking back on the GitHub Security Lab Capture The Flag: CodeQL and chill
One year ago, the security research team at Semmle launched its first Capture the Flag (CTF), as part of the Hack In The Box (HITB) Amsterdam conference. We wanted to…
GPG signature verification
When you’re building software with people from around the world, sometimes it’s important to validate that commits and tags are coming from an identified source. Git supports signing commits and…
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