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What is a Container Image Quarantine Flag and How to Use it?
In my last post, Implementing Quarantine Pattern for Container Images, I wrote about how to implement a quarantine pattern for container images and how to use policies to prevent the deployment of an image that doesn’t meet certain criteria. In that post, I also mentioned that the quarantine flag (not to be confused with the […]
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Implementing Quarantine Pattern for Container Images
One important step in securing the supply chain for containers is preventing the use of “bad” images. I intentionally use the word “bad” here. For one enterprise, “bad” may mean “vulnerable”; for another, it may mean containing software with an unapproved license; for a third, it may be an image with a questionable signature; possibilities […]
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Addressing the Current Challenges of Patching Container Vulnerabilities
While working on a process of improving the container secure supply chain, I often need to go over the current challenges of patching container vulnerabilities. With the introduction of Automatic VM Patching, having those conversations are even more challenging because there is always the question: “Why can’t we patch containers the same way we patch […]
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Signatures, Key Management, and Trust in Software Supply Chains – Part 2: Exploiting Signatures
In Part 1 of the series Signatures, Key Management, and Trust in Software Supply Chains, I wrote about the basic concepts of identities, signatures, and attestation. In this one, I will expand on the house buying scenario, that I hinted about in Part 1, and will describe a few ways to exploit it in the […]
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Signatures, Key Management, and Trust in Software Supply Chains – Part 1: Identities, Signatures and Attestation
For the past few months, I’ve been working on a project for a secure software supply chain, and one topic that seems to always start passionate discussions is the software signatures. The President’s Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity (EO) is a pivotal point for the industry. One of the requirements is for vendors […]
Hi, I am Toddy and I have dealt with technology since 1993. I've worked for startups and big enterprises in Europe and US, and have delivered software to millions if not billions of devices.
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