Draft NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-204C, "Implementation of DevSecOps for a Microservices-based Application with Service Mesh", is now available for public comment.

The newest generation of software applications—“cloud-native applications”—is a class with various functional layers, such as transaction logic, application services, infrastructure resources, policy enforcement, and monitoring of states. The unique architecture of this application class requires a more agile software life cycle paradigm, and DevSecOps (development, security, and operations) offers faster deployment and updates while integrating security throughout the life cycle.

Draft NIST SP 800-204C provides guidance for the implementation of DevSecOps primitives for a reference platform hosting a cloud-native application with the functional layers described above. The guidance also discusses the benefits of this approach for high security assurance and enabling continuous authority to operate (C-ATO).

A public comment period for this document ends on November 1, 2021. See the publication details for a copy of the document and instructions for submitting comments.

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