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Enigm follows a security-focused software development lifecycle designed to reduce software supply chain risk, improve code quality, support secure release processes, and preserve privacy-oriented platform design.

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Overview

The Enigm Secure SDLC defines the security capabilities and controls used to guide software from development through production release. The lifecycle is designed to support:
  • Software risk reduction.
  • Code quality improvement.
  • Release integrity.
  • Early vulnerability detection.
  • Protection of development assets.
  • Secure release governance.
The diagram is conceptual and describes lifecycle validation stages at a public architecture level.

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Security Objectives

The Secure SDLC is designed to:
  • Reduce software risk.
  • Improve release integrity.
  • Detect vulnerabilities early.
  • Protect development assets.
  • Improve operational security.
  • Support secure release authorization.
  • Support controlled production rollout.
  • Preserve privacy, data minimization, and content confidentiality requirements during product and platform changes.
The objective is risk reduction and continuous improvement across the software lifecycle.

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Development Security Principles

Enigm development security is guided by:
  • Defense in depth.
  • Least privilege.
  • Secure defaults.
  • Separation of duties.
  • Verification before release.
  • Continuous validation.
  • Change review.
  • Controlled release authorization.
These principles are intended to reduce the likelihood that insecure code, unsafe configuration, or unauthorized changes reach production.

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Source Code Security

The development process includes controls for source code security. Conceptual controls include:
  • Automated code analysis.
  • Peer review.
  • Security review.
  • Change validation.
Source code security controls are intended to identify defects, unsafe patterns, and security-sensitive changes before release.

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Dependency Security

Third-party dependencies are reviewed, monitored, and assessed for security impact. Dependency security focuses on:
  • Identifying vulnerable dependencies.
  • Reviewing dependency risk.
  • Reducing unnecessary dependency exposure.
  • Supporting remediation when security issues are identified.
  • Preserving awareness of dependency impact on release risk.
Dependency security reduces supply chain risk but does not eliminate it.

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Sensitive Material Protection

The Secure SDLC includes controls intended to prevent accidental exposure of sensitive credential material. Sensitive material protection focuses on:
  • Reducing the likelihood of sensitive credential exposure.
  • Preventing sensitive material from being stored in source code.
  • Supporting review of changes that may affect credential handling.
  • Limiting access to sensitive development assets.
  • Encouraging rotation and remediation when exposure is suspected.
Sensitive material protection is a lifecycle control and must be supported by operational discipline.

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Build Security

Build processes are designed to support integrity, traceability, and controlled release workflows. Build security focuses on:
  • Build input validation.
  • Build artifact integrity.
  • Traceability between changes and release artifacts.
  • Separation between build production and release authorization.
  • Controlled promotion toward release validation.
Build security does not replace release signing or production validation.

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Release Security

Production releases require validation and authorization before publication. Release security includes:
  • Release validation.
  • Release authorization.
  • Release integrity checks.
  • Controlled publication.
  • Rollout readiness review.
Release security relates directly to:
  • Release signing.
  • OTA security.
  • Production gates.
Release signing establishes release authenticity. OTA security protects delivery, eligibility, and device verification. Production gates define expected production security posture.

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Vulnerability Management

The platform supports vulnerability management as part of the Secure SDLC. Vulnerability management includes:
  • Vulnerability identification.
  • Risk assessment.
  • Prioritization.
  • Remediation workflows.
  • Verification of remediation.
Vulnerability management is intended to reduce exposure and improve response to known security issues across the software lifecycle.

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Security Monitoring

Security visibility extends across the software lifecycle and operational environment. Security monitoring may support:
  • Visibility into security-relevant events.
  • Review of release-related security outcomes.
  • Identification of suspicious activity.
  • Support for vulnerability response.
  • Support for incident visibility.
Monitoring is a defensive visibility control. It does not replace secure development, review, or release validation. See Security Governance.

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Incident Response

Security incidents are evaluated, investigated, and addressed through controlled response procedures. Incident response supports:
  • Event triage.
  • Impact assessment.
  • Risk reduction.
  • Remediation coordination.
  • Lessons learned.
Incident response is intended to reduce impact and improve future controls when security issues occur.

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Continuous Improvement

Security controls are continuously reviewed and refined. Continuous improvement includes:
  • Reviewing security outcomes.
  • Updating controls when risks change.
  • Improving validation coverage.
  • Refining release readiness expectations.
  • Strengthening development security practices.
The Secure SDLC should evolve as Enigm products, platform controls, and threat conditions evolve. See Platform Limitations.