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Secure Development Lifecycle

What is Secure Development Lifecycle?

A process that integrates security practices and testing throughout every phase of software development, from design through deployment and maintenance.

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Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as secure development lifecycle. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on secure development lifecycle

Requirements naming secure development lifecycle across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

On request, describes the supplier's processes and controls for the section 5 SDLC requirements, including software updates and patching, preparing the Society for the 6.3.4 survey.

iacs-unified-requirements-e26e27-cyber-resilience-of-ships-and-on-board-systems::E27-3.1.6 · E27 3.1.6 Secure development lifecycle documents →

Operate supply chain security + secure development lifecycle (SDL) + privacy + multi-vendor trust per O-RAN WG11 Security Requirements + Open Fronthaul vendor profile + national telecom security regimes.

ORANWG11-8 · Supply Chain, Secure Development Lifecycle, Privacy, Multi-Vendor Trust →

The entity keeps, and follows, a policy and procedures for managing its software development lifecycle securely. The assessor reads them and confirms their use with the development team.

pci-3ds-core-security-standard::P1-3.1.1 · P1-3.1.1 Secure development lifecycle policy and procedures →

Build applications through a secure development lifecycle so the organisation's security requirements are applied at design, build, deployment and operation.

CCM-AIS-04 · Secure Application Design and Development →

Apply NIST SP 800-123 Guide to General Server Security published July 2008 + foundational reference for server hardening + complement to NIST SP 800-53 + NIST CSF 2.0 PROTECT function + NIST SP 800-44 Public Web Servers + NIST SP 800-45 Email Servers + NIST SP...

NISTSP123-1 · Server Security Planning and Lifecycle Considerations →
OSFI B-131 control

Operate cyber security per OSFI B-13 Domain 3 aligned with NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 functions (Govern + Identify + Protect + Detect + Respond + Recover).

OSFIB13-3 · Cyber Security: Identification, Protection, Detection, Response, Recovery →

Questions people ask about secure development lifecycle

What is Secure Development Lifecycle?
A process that integrates security practices and testing throughout every phase of software development, from design through deployment and maintenance.
Why is Secure Development Lifecycle important for compliance?
Secure Development Lifecycle is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding secure development lifecycle helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Secure Development Lifecycle?
Secure Development Lifecycle appears in the requirement text of IACS Unified Requirements E26/E27 - Cyber Resilience of Ships and On-Board Systems, O-RAN WG11 Security Specification, PCI 3DS Core Security Standard, Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.0.1, NIST SP 800-123. Across these standards we have identified 6 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Secure Development Lifecycle?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how secure development lifecycle applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 1,016 frameworks.

See how Secure Development Lifecycle applies across compliance frameworks

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.