[Self Assessment] Longhorn

[Makesh-Srinivasan]

Project Name: Longhorn

Github URL: https://github.com/longhorn/longhorn

CNCF project stage: Incubation preparing for Graduation

• Sandbox Proposal TOC issue link: Sandbox - TOC issue link
• Sandbox Proposal: Sandbox Proposal link
• Incubation Proposal TOC issue link: Incubation - TOC issue link
• Incubation Proposal: Incubation Proposal link
• Graduation Proposal: N/A

CNCF project stage: CNCF Incubating Project

Security Provider: No

Self-assessment link: Self Assessment | Longhorn (Before PR)

Tasks

• Stage 1: Preparation

  • Create a GitHub issue for the security self assessment of Longhorn project.
    • Issue Link in CNCF Tag-Security: [Self Assessment] Longhorn #27
  • Create a place holder of security self assessment.
    • Create a fork of the CNCF Tag-Security in your Github.
    • Create a new folder for the Longhorn project.
    • Add the security self assessment template under the project folder.
    • Issue link of Initial Commit: cncf@d85d223
  • Review Documentation of the Longhorn project.

• Stage 2: Understand the Project Landscape

  • Understand the overall project at a sufficient level of detail.
  • Update overview section
    • Background
      commit: d149bda
    • Actors
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    • Actions
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    • Goals
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    • Non-Goals
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• Stage 3: First complete draft of the Self Assessment

  • Document technical specifications of the Longhorn project.
    • Self assessment use
      commit: d149bda
    • Security functions and features
      commit: d149bda
    • Project compliance
      commit: d149bda
    • Secure development practices
      commit: c98bfe3
    • Security issue resolution
      commit: c98bfe3
    • Appendix
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  • Complete the security self assessment draft.

• Stage 4: Iteration with the project

  • Initiate discussion with Longhorn project maintainers.
  • Incorporate inputs and feedback from Longhorn project maintainers.
  • Document the findings.

• Stage 5: Finalization

  • Initiate PR
  • Get feedback and findings from reviewers
  • Fix the findings
  • Merge the PR
  • Close the issue