GitHub Supply Chain Security Using GitGat

Source code management systems are where code, ci-scripts, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) scripts are stored and managed. That means that properly protecting the SCM is an important step towards securing the software supply chain, and specifically - securing your code. In this course, you will gain an understanding of these categories, why they are important, and how to implement the security controls in GitHub. We’ll use the open source GitGat security report as a guide to the needed security steps. We’ll then see how to use GitGat to set a continuous security audit that takes the current state into account. Finally, we’ll peek under the hood to understand OPA (Open Policy Agent), Gitgat’s underlying technology.

The course is for anyone who has a GitHub account, manages repositories on GitHub, or is responsible for securing such repositories or accounts. The course could fit both hobbyists and professionals who manage GitHub organizations. In addition, the “under the hood” sections could be of interest to developers who are interested in OPA-based projects.

• Welcome to LFD122x!
• Ch 1. Why should we care about GitHub security posture
• Ch 2. The GitGat security report
• Ch 3. Access control
• Ch 4. Permissions
• Ch 5. Branch Protections
• Ch 6. File Modification Tracking
• Ch 7. Incorporating State and continuous security-posture monitoring.
• Ch 8. Under the hood 1: Rego and OPA basics
• Ch 9. Under the hood 2: understanding the Gitgat project
• Final Exam (verified track only)