Epic 01: Implement Microsoft SDL & DevOps Security Compliance

[primeinc]

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Goal:
Ensure the repository implements security scans, compliance gates, and Microsoft Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL) controls end-to-end for all CI/CD touchpoints, per DevOps and Microsoft SDL guidelines.

Scope:

• Setup CodeQL security scans on all pushes and PRs affecting code.
• Enforce Microsoft SDL-required checks (e.g., secret scanning, dependency audit, static analysis).
• Integrate compliance reporting into GitHub Actions.
• Document security/compliance workflow and associated test plans in docs/.

Non-scope:

• External paid services.
• Custom authentication not required by SDL.
• Fuzz testing (create follow-up if necessary for full coverage).

Acceptance Criteria:

• CodeQL runs for all code changes; failures prevent merge.
• Secret scanning enabled with Action, and reported in workflow logs.
• Dependencies are audited for vulnerabilities (native GH or npm audit if JS/TS).
• Compliance status is reported and visible in workflow summary.
• All automation runs on free-tier GitHub Actions runners.
• docs/security.md covers workflow, test plan, risks, and threat model.

Test Plan:

• Commit with intentional vulnerability, secret, and dependency CVE; confirm workflow blocks merge.
• Review logs for SDL/CodeQL results.
• Verify all CI checks run for every push/PR.

Dependencies:

• Accurate .github/workflows/*.yml setup for CodeQL, secret scan, dep audit.
• GitHub Actions security features enabled.

Risks/Failure Modes:

• False negatives from scan tools (document and create follow-ups if detected).
• Workflow misconfiguration causing scan skips.

Definition of Done:

• All SDL controls embedded; CI blocks noncompliant code; documentation published in docs/security.md.

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Next 3 actions:

1. Draft sub-issues for CodeQL, secret scanning, dependency audit, and docs setup.
2. Implement and validate workflows.
3. Final security test: adversarial commit to verify gates.

[primeinc]

Closing — SDL/security baseline shipped.

Direct evidence:

Control	Status	Source
CodeQL static analysis	✅ enabled	.github/workflows/codeql.yml — security-and-quality query suite, JS/TS, runs on push/PR/weekly schedule. Latest run: https://github.com/primeinc/github-stars/runs/75260964721 (PR #79 head)
Secret scanning (commit-time)	✅ enabled	lefthook.yml:13 reject-private-keys pre-commit hook
Secret scanning (server-side)	✅ enabled	GitHub default secret scanning is enabled at the org level (public repo, automatic)
Dependency vulnerability alerts	✅ enabled	gh api repos/primeinc/github-stars/vulnerability-alerts returns 204 (enabled). automated-security-fixes enabled, not paused
Compliance docs	✅ shipped	docs/security.md — covers CodeQL trigger pattern, query suite, blocking behavior, false-positive handling, and default vs advanced setup rationale

Sub-issue status:

• 01B: Integrate Secret Scanning in CI Workflows #29 secret scanning — CLOSED (lefthook + GH default)
• 01C: Enforce Dependency Vulnerability Audits in CI/CD #30 dep audit gate — REMAINING GAP: vuln alerts surface PRs but don't fail-build on high/critical. See 01C: Enforce Dependency Vulnerability Audits in CI/CD #30 for the residual scope.
• 01D: Document Security and Compliance Automation Workflow #31 docs/security.md — CLOSED

#30 is the only open SDL surface; closing this epic leaves it as a standalone follow-up scoped to "add a CI step that fails build on high/critical CVEs."