[Security Self-Assessment] Cortex

[heydc7]

Details

Project Name: Cortex

Github URL: https://github.com/cortexproject/cortex

CNCF project stage: Incubation preparing for Graduation

• Sandbox Proposal: Project Proposal: Weave Cortex for the Sandbox cncf/toc#108
• Incubation Proposal: Cortex incubation review cncf/toc#315

Security Provider: No

Self-assessment link (before PR): Cortex Security Self-Assessment

Tasks

• Stage 1: Preparation

  • Create a GitHub issue for the security self assessment of Cortex project.
    • Issue Link in CNCF Tag-Security: [Security Self-Assessment] Cortex #5
  • 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 <project_name> project.
    • Add the security self assessment template under the project folder.
    • Issue link of Initial Commit: heydc7@cd8bbd2
  • Review Documentation of the Cortex project.

• Stage 2: Understand the Project Landscape

  • Understand the overall project at a sufficient level of detail.
  • Update overview section
    • Background
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    • 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 Cortex project.
    • Self assessment use
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    • Security functions and features
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    • Project compliance
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    • Secure development practices
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    • Security issue resolution
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    • Appendix
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  • Complete the security self assessment draft.

• Stage 4: Iteration with the project

  • Initiate discussion with Cortex project maintainers.
  • Incorporate inputs and feedback from Cortex 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