The DevOps Interview Questions project takes the security of our repository, code samples, automation scripts, and community seriously. This document outlines our security policies, how to report security vulnerabilities, and guidelines for secret management.
Because this repository is an educational and documentation resource, security updates and content fixes are applied continuously to the latest version on the main branch.
| Version / Branch | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
main |
✅ | Actively maintained and updated |
| Legacy releases / tags | ❌ | Please refer to main for latest corrections |
If you discover a security vulnerability, security flaw in code examples, or accidentally exposed secrets/tokens in this repository, please do NOT report it publicly via GitHub Issues, Discussions, or Pull Requests.
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GitHub Private Vulnerability Reporting (Preferred):
- Navigate to the Security tab of the repository on GitHub.
- Click on Advisories and then click "Report a vulnerability".
- Provide detailed information, including the affected file, line number, potential risk, and suggested remediation.
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Direct Contact:
- If Private Vulnerability Reporting is unavailable, reach out directly to the project maintainers via GitHub Profile contact options.
- A clear description of the vulnerability or security concern.
- Steps to reproduce or the exact location in code/documentation.
- Potential impact or exploit scenario.
- Suggested fix or remediation patch (if available).
We are committed to handling all reported vulnerabilities responsibly and promptly:
- Initial Acknowledgment: Within 48 hours of report receipt.
- Triage & Assessment: Within 5 business days to validate the report.
- Fix & Disclosure: Coordinated release and disclosure within 14 business days (or sooner for high-severity issues).
Caution
Never commit real secrets, API keys, passwords, private keys, or cloud access tokens into this repository.
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Placeholder Convention: All documentation, configuration files, and code examples must strictly use sanitized placeholder values:
- AWS Account ID:
123456789012 - Domains:
example.com,company.internal - IP Addresses: RFC 5737 documentation blocks (
192.0.2.0/24,198.51.100.0/24,203.0.113.0/24) or private RFC 1918 blocks (10.0.0.0/8,172.16.0.0/12,192.168.0.0/16). - Tokens / Passwords:
CHANGE_ME_IN_PRODUCTION,vault_token_example
- AWS Account ID:
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Accidental Leak Response: If credentials or secrets are inadvertently committed:
- Immediately rotate/revoke the credentials on the respective cloud provider or platform.
- Run history rewriting tools (
git-filter-repo/ BFG Repo-Cleaner) to purge the commit from all branches and tags. - Contact GitHub Support to invalidate cached commit views if the repository is public.
All code snippets, Terraform manifests, Kubernetes YAML files, and shell scripts provided in this repository are intended for educational and interview preparation purposes. Before deploying any configuration to production environments:
- Review against your organization's compliance and security standards.
- Run automated security scanners (e.g.,
trivy,checkov,tfsec,bandit,semgrep). - Apply the Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP) for IAM roles and network policies.
Thank you for helping keep our open-source community safe and secure! 🛡️