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DevSecOps Integration

DevSecOps Integration: Embedded AppSec for Engineering Teams

Embedded AppSec, without the overhead.

Technical deep-dive into how CredShields integrates with GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Jira, Linear, Slack, and your existing tool stack. Real YAML, real OIDC trust, real merge-gate behavior. The how-it-works companion to Continuous AppSec.

Integrations Covered
GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Bitbucket Pipelines
Jira, Linear, Asana, ClickUp
Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord
Snyk, Semgrep, SonarQube co-existence
OIDC trust, no long-lived secrets
01 // CI/CD INTEGRATION

Native to GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and the rest.

We publish first-party actions and pipelines for the four major CI providers. They authenticate via OIDC trust (no long-lived API tokens stored in your secrets), gate merges based on policy you control, and post PR comments with finding context.

  • GitHub Actions: published action, OIDC trust, PR comments
  • GitLab CI: pipeline template, OIDC trust, MR notes
  • Bitbucket Pipelines: published pipe, OAuth + token
  • Jenkins: shared library + Pipeline DSL
  • CircleCI: orb + context-based credentials
  • Azure Pipelines: published task + service connection
.github/workflows/credshields-full.yml
name: CredShields AppSec
on:
  pull_request:
    branches: [main]
  push:
    branches: [main]
  schedule:
    - cron: '0 6 * * 1'  # weekly

jobs:
  scan:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      contents: read
      id-token: write   # OIDC, no static secrets
      pull-requests: write
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: credshields/scan-action@v2
        with:
          mode: full          # SAST + dep + secrets
          fail-on: critical
          jira-project: SEC
          slack-channel: '#appsec'
      - if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
        uses: credshields/pr-comment@v1

# PR gate: critical = block, high = warn
# Auto-create Jira tickets for medium+
# Slack alert on first critical finding
# Auto-retest when PR titled "fix(SEC-")
02 // ISSUE TRACKER ROUTING

Findings land where your team already works.

We integrate with Jira (Server, Data Center, Cloud), Linear, Asana, ClickUp, GitHub Issues, and GitLab Issues. Findings flow into your tracker with severity, owner suggestion, reproduction steps, and fix guidance. Custom field mapping is supported for compliance teams that track SOC 2 control IDs alongside engineering tickets.

  • Severity-based routing: critical to engineering manager, medium to backlog
  • Owner inference from CODEOWNERS or git blame
  • Custom field mapping (SOC 2 control, CVSS, MITRE ATT&CK)
  • Automatic ticket close on retest pass
Jira ticket auto-created
SEC-1247  Multi-tenant isolation: tenant_id parameter
                                          accepts other tenants' IDs

Severity     Critical (CVSS 9.1)
Component    api/v2/orders
Assignee     @sarah.k (CODEOWNERS)
Sprint       Current
SOC 2 Control  CC6.1
OWASP        API1:2023 (BOLA)

Reproduction:
  GET /api/v2/orders?tenant_id=42
  Returns tenant 42's orders even when
  authenticated as tenant 1.

Fix Guidance:
  Remove tenant_id parameter. Derive
  tenant from session claim. Add backend
  authorization check.

Verify Fix:
  Comment "/credshields retest" on this
  ticket. Auto-close on pass.

Tool-stack co-existence

We complement, not replace.

Snyk, Semgrep, SonarQube

Run alongside our scanning. We dedupe findings and present a unified view. SAST tools find a different class than we do; both have value.

Wiz, Prowler, Orca

CSPM tools surface known cloud misconfigurations continuously. We chain them into attack paths quarterly. Run both.

Dependabot, Renovate

Dependency updates are theirs. CVE confirmation in your specific runtime context is ours.

Datadog, Splunk, Elastic

Critical findings can flow to your SIEM as events. Continuous AppSec coverage shows up on the same dashboards as your runtime telemetry.

PagerDuty, Opsgenie

Critical-severity alert routing. Wakes the right person, not the entire team.

Drata, Vanta, Secureframe

GRC platforms ingest our reports as evidence artifacts. Continuous AppSec evidence flows automatically where API support exists.

Frequently Asked

Common questions, answered.

Do we need to give you write access to our repos?
Read access only for source code review. Write access only to specific paths for the PR-comment integration (no force-push, no branch creation). All access is via OIDC trust and short-lived tokens. We publish our minimal-permissions reference for security review.
How do you handle secrets and API keys?
We don't store long-lived secrets. CI integration uses OIDC trust where supported (GitHub, GitLab, Buildkite, CircleCI). For platforms without OIDC, we use scoped tokens with 90-day rotation. We sign an MNDA with all clients before any access is provisioned.
Will this slow our build pipeline?
Default config: scanning runs in parallel with build, gates merge only on critical findings. Adds ~90 seconds to the average PR cycle. Heavy-mode scanning (full SAST + secrets + dependencies + IaC) runs nightly to avoid PR-time impact.
Can we customize the merge-gate policy?
Yes. You define which severities block merges, which post warnings, which open Jira tickets, and which are silently logged. We provide reasonable defaults but the policy is yours. Some teams gate only on critical, some gate on high+, some are fully advisory.
How does Jira ticket creation work without spamming our backlog?
Each finding becomes one ticket. Duplicate findings (same vulnerability, different commits) update the existing ticket rather than creating a new one. Findings closed by retest auto-close the corresponding ticket. We rate-limit ticket creation per project to prevent backlog floods.
Do you support GitHub Enterprise / GitLab self-hosted?
Yes. Both GitHub Enterprise Server and GitLab self-hosted are supported. The integration runs as a self-hosted runner inside your network if you require it; cloud-hosted is the default. Bitbucket Data Center support is in beta.
Can we run this on a fork-and-PR workflow?
Yes. PR-from-fork support requires careful permissions handling because forks don't have access to your secrets. We run a restricted scan on fork PRs (no SAST output that could leak source structure) and a full scan post-merge.
What happens to findings if we leave CredShields?
Your data is yours. We export all findings, evidence, methodology documents, and audit packages on contract end (or at any time during the engagement). Exports are PDF + JSON + CSV. We delete our copies 90 days after contract end on request.
Ready to ship secure?
Talk to a senior engineer. No SDR script, no slide deck. Just a working session about your stack.
Ready When You Are

The pentest your auditor will accept.
The findings your engineers will fix.

Continuous AppSec for SaaS, fintech, and regulated industries. Talk to a senior engineer — no SDR script, no slide deck, just a working session about your stack.

Fixed-Fee Pricing
No engineer-hour billing
Audit-Ready by Default
SOC 2, ISO, PCI, HIPAA
Engineer-Validated
Not scanner output