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Provide a Mechanism for Verifying Software Release Integrity (PS.2) Provide a Mechanism for Verifying Software Release Integrity

High-Level Description

Practice Group: Protect Software (PS) Framework: NIST SP 800-218 SSDF v1.1

Help software acquirers ensure that the software they acquire is legitimate and has not been tampered with.

What to Check

• Verify Provide a Mechanism for Verifying Software Release Integrity (PS.2) Provide a Mechanism for Verifying Software Release Integrity is integrated into SDLC
• Review CI/CD pipeline for Provide a Mechanism for Verifying Software Release Integrity (PS.2) implementation
• Confirm automated tooling supports this practice

How to Test

Step 1: Review SDLC Documentation

Examine development lifecycle documentation for evidence of Provide a Mechanism for Verifying Software Release Integrity (PS.2) practice implementation.

Step 2: Verify Tooling

# Check CI/CD pipeline configuration
# Verify security tools are integrated

# Example: Check for SAST/DAST in pipeline
grep -r "security\|scan\|sast\|dast" .github/workflows/ 2>/dev/null
grep -r "security\|scan" Jenkinsfile 2>/dev/null

Step 3: Assess Developer Awareness

Verify development team understands and follows Provide a Mechanism for Verifying Software Release Integrity (PS.2) Provide a Mechanism for Verifying Software Release Integrity practice.

Tools

Remediation Guide

Implement Provide a Mechanism for Verifying Software Release Integrity (PS.2) Provide a Mechanism for Verifying Software Release Integrity in the software development lifecycle:

Help software acquirers ensure that the software they acquire is legitimate and has not been tampered with.

Risk Assessment

CWE Categories

References

• NIST SP 800-218 SSDF v1.1
• NIST SSDF Practices
• NIST OSCAL Content

Checklist

• Practice documented in SDLC policy
• Tooling configured and operational
• Development team trained
• Evidence of consistent application
• Periodic review scheduled