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PR.PS-06 — Secure software development practices are integrated

high sdlcsecure-development

Requirement

Secure software development practices are integrated and their performance is monitored throughout the software development life cycle.

What the engine looks for

Every group below must be satisfied — by an affirmative statement, not a plan, a hedge or a denial — for the control to count as covered. A term ending in … matches any word it begins. Supporting terms do not change the verdict — they raise confidence and distinguish a policy that names a mechanism from one that gestures at a category.

Required element 1 — any one of
secure developmentsdlcsecure codingcode reviewsecure software developmentsecure development lifecyclesecure development life cycle
Required element 2 — any one of
pipelineintegratedgateautomated
Supporting terms — specificity signals
sastdastscasecrets scanningthreat modelbranch protectiondependency pinning
Contradiction markers

Finding any of these outranks coverage — a policy that admits the gap is worse than silence.

no code review no security testing in ci

Equivalent controls elsewhere

Matched on shared topics. Satisfying this control usually moves these too.

FrameworkControlTitleShared topics
ISO 27001 A.8.25 Secure development life cycle sdlc secure-development
PCI DSS 4.0.1 6.2 Bespoke and custom software is developed securely secure-development sdlc
GLBA 314.4(c)(4) Secure development and assessment of applications secure-development sdlc
GDPR Art.25 Data protection by design and by default sdlc
SOC 2 CC8.1 Authorised change management sdlc
ISO 27001 A.5.8 Information security in project management sdlc
ISO 27001 A.8.28 Secure coding secure-development
ISO 27001 A.8.31 Separation of development, test and production environments sdlc