DevSecOps in a Fully Air-Gapped Environment
Delivered modern software development and deployment capabilities within a disconnected, high-security environment.
Situation
The client required the ability to build, test, and deploy software internally while maintaining strict compliance and without access to external repositories, registries, or CI/CD services.
Solution
A fully internalized DevSecOps platform was engineered.
OUTCOMES
Challenges
Tooling
- •No external repositories
- •No cloud CI/CD
Supply
- •Dependency ingestion constraints
- •Artifact validation burden
Compliance
- •Security scanning gaps
- •Pipeline governance burden
Solutions
Internal Source Infrastructure
Established local source control, artifact repositories, and container registries.
- Hosted internal source control platforms
- Supported container image distribution locally
- Eliminated reliance on external registries
Air-Gapped CI/CD Pipelines
Built air-gapped CI/CD pipelines with integrated security scanning and policy enforcement.
- Implemented isolated build automation pipelines
- Embedded security scanning into workflows
- Enforced STIG-aligned policy controls
- Enabled compliant deployment promotion processes
Hardened Container Workloads
Implemented containerized workloads with hardened base images.
- Standardized hardened container baselines
- Simplified container lifecycle governance
Secure Dependency Ingestion
Enabled secure software supply chain workflows with controlled ingestion of external dependencies.
- Validated imported dependency artifacts
- Maintained trusted dependency pipelines
Identity-Aware Pipelines
Integrated identity and access controls into all pipeline stages.
- Enforced user-level pipeline permissions
- Secured build and deployment actions
- Reduced unauthorized pipeline execution risk
- Maintained auditable development workflows