Summary

In this chapter, we explored the DevSecOps process, delving into its evolution, the concept of a shift-left mindset, and the integration of security tasks within our SDLC. We then acquainted ourselves with the security architecture and guiding principles underpinning Power Platform. Our journey continued with an examination of GHAS, leveraging CodeQL to conduct SAST. We also investigated the solution checker, utilizing Azure DevOps build tasks and GitHub Actions to perform the platform’s built-in analysis. Our deep dive extended into the realms of the Azure CLI, Azure DevOps scripts, pipelines, and pipeline templates, enabling us to construct an Azure DevOps project embedded with security from the ground up in a fully automated manner. Lastly, we dedicated time to understanding the security threats that could potentially compromise our DevOps pipelines or workflows and discussed strategies to mitigate these risks.

In the next chapter, we will craft a tangible solution...