[Security Self-Assessment] Container Network Interface (CNI)

[jasonliny]

Details

Project Name: Container Network Interface (CNI)

Github URL: https://github.com/containernetworking/cni

CNCF project stage: Incubation preparing for Graduation

• Incubation Proposal: (CNI proposal cncf/toc#36)

Security Provider: No

Self-assessment link (before PR): CNI Security Self-Assessment

Tasks

• Stage 1: Preparation

  • Create a GitHub issue for the security self assessment of CNI project.
    • Issue Link in CNCF Tag-Security: [Security Self-Assessment] Container Network Interface (CNI) #28
  • Create a place holder of security self assessment.
    • Create a fork of the CNCF Tag-Security in your Github.
    • Create a new folder for the CNI project.
    • Add the security self assessment template under the project folder.
    • Issue link of Initial Commit: ba605be
  • Review Documentation of the CNI project.

• Stage 2: Understand the Project Landscape

  • Understand the overall project at a sufficient level of detail.
  • Update overview section
    • Background
      commit: a24ee7d
    • Actors
      commit: a24ee7d
    • Actions
      commit: a24ee7d
    • Goals
      commit: a24ee7d
    • Non-Goals
      commit: a24ee7d

• Stage 3: First complete draft of the Self Assessment

  • Document technical specifications of the CNI project.
    • Self assessment use
      commit: a501962
    • Security functions and features
      commit: 9e989a5
    • Project compliance
      commit: 4d70d8a
    • Secure development practices
      commit: 705ebcd
    • Security issue resolution
      commit: 548fdee
    • Appendix
      commit: 5c491f8
  • Complete the security self assessment draft.

• Stage 4: Iteration with the project

  • Initiate discussion with CNI project maintainers.
  • Incorporate inputs and feedback from CNI project maintainers.
  • Document the findings.

• Stage 5: Finalization

  • Initiate PR
  • Get feedback and findings from reviewers
  • Fix the findings
  • Merge the PR
  • Close the issue