Building DevSecOps Pipeline with GitLab CI

Overview

GitLab provides an integrated DevSecOps platform that embeds security testing directly into the CI/CD pipeline. By leveraging GitLab's built-in security scanners---SAST, DAST, container scanning, dependency scanning, secret detection, and license compliance---teams can shift security left, catching vulnerabilities during development rather than post-deployment. GitLab Duo AI assists with false positive detection for SAST vulnerabilities, helping security teams focus on genuine issues.

When to Use

• When deploying or configuring building devsecops pipeline with gitlab ci capabilities in your environment
• When establishing security controls aligned to compliance requirements
• When building or improving security architecture for this domain
• When conducting security assessments that require this implementation

Prerequisites

• GitLab Ultimate license (required for full security scanner suite)
• GitLab Runner configured (shared or self-hosted)
• .gitlab-ci.yml pipeline configuration familiarity