GoScaleSecure is a powerful Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform built with Golang to provide holistic application and infrastructure management. Inspired by security scorecard systems like the SuezDevelopment/security-scorecard project, GoScaleSecure extends its capabilities to offer comprehensive monitoring, intelligent scalability, streamlined deployment strategies, and in-depth security evaluation – all within a multi-tenant environment.
- Unified Monitoring: Track critical performance metrics (response times, CPU/memory usage, etc.) alongside vital security indicators (vulnerability counts, compliance status). Gain a single pane of glass view into your application's health and security posture.
- Intelligent Scalability: Leverage the power of Kubernetes to automatically scale your resources up or down based on real-time load, ensuring optimal performance and cost efficiency.
- Strategic Deployment Management: Implement advanced deployment strategies like blue-green and canary releases directly through the platform, minimizing downtime and risk during updates.
- Security Scorecard System: Obtain a clear, quantitative assessment of your security posture. Our system evaluates key security aspects (dependency vulnerabilities, authentication practices, encryption, etc.) and assigns intuitive scores (0-10) for each check, allowing you to quickly identify and address weaknesses.
- Multi-Tenancy Architecture: Designed from the ground up to support multiple users and organizations with robust data isolation, ensuring security and privacy for each tenant.
- Intuitive Dashboard (Future Enhancement): A user-friendly web interface (planned using React or Vue.js) will provide clear visualizations of metrics, security scores, and deployment management tools.
GoScaleSecure is built on a robust and performant technology stack, leveraging the strengths of Golang for its core functionality:
- Backend:
- The heart of the application, providing concurrency and performance.
- API Framework:
or
- For building efficient and scalable RESTful APIs.
- Database:
with Row-Level Security - Ensuring data integrity and isolation for multi-tenancy.
- Monitoring:
- For collecting and storing time-series metrics.
- Visualization:
- For creating insightful dashboards and visualizations of monitoring data.
- Containerization:
- For packaging the application and its dependencies into portable containers.
- Orchestration & Scalability:
(targeting AWS EKS) - For automated deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications.
- Deployment Management:
- For managing Kubernetes applications through charts.
- Security Checks: Leveraging libraries like
go-vulncheckand integrating with OpenSSF Scorecard practices for comprehensive security assessments. - Frontend (Future):
or
- For building an interactive user dashboard.
- Cloud Hosting: Recommended on
(Elastic Kubernetes Service - EKS) for its robust Kubernetes support.
To provide a transparent and standardized security assessment, GoScaleSecure employs the following evaluation criteria for its security scorecard system:
| Field | Evaluation Approach | Tools/Standards |
|---|---|---|
| SSLConfiguration | Check HTTPS, TLS version (1.2+), cipher suites, certificate validity, HSTS enabled. | SSL Labs API, OWASP Transport Layer Protection Cheat Sheet |
| Authentication | Assess MFA, password policies (length, complexity), secure recovery, lockout mechanisms. | OWASP Authentication Cheat Sheet, NIST 800-63 |
| ClientConnection | Ensure secure client-server connections, validate client certificates if applicable. | OWASP guidelines for secure communications, SSL/TLS checks |
| UserActivityMonitoring | Implement logging for user activities, monitor for suspicious behavior using SIEM. | SIEM systems, OWASP Logging Cheat Sheet |
| SecureCommunications | Ensure all communications are encrypted, similar to SSLConfiguration but broader. | OWASP Transport Layer Protection, RFC 7525 |
| DatabaseEncryption | Confirm encryption at rest and in transit, check key management. | OWASP Database Security Cheat Sheet, NIST SP 800-57 |
| DataPrivacy | Ensure compliance with GDPR, CCPA, data minimization, consent management. | GDPR guidelines, CCPA regulations, OWASP Data Protection |
| NetworkSegmentation | Implement firewalls, VLANs, limit lateral movement, assess segmentation effectiveness. | CIS Benchmarks for network security, NIST SP 800-41 |
| DisasterRecovery | Have backup plans, regular testing, assess recovery procedures. | ISO 22301, NIST SP 800-34 for disaster recovery planning |
| SecureRemoteAccess | Use VPNs, strong authentication for remote access, assess security measures. | OWASP Secure Remote Access guidelines, NIST SP 800-46 |
| SecureAPIsandIntegrations | Implement API authentication, rate limiting, input validation, assess security controls. | OWASP API Security Top 10, OWASP ASVS V11 |
| SecureDeployment | Use secure configuration management, IaC, avoid hardcoded secrets, assess deployment. | OWASP Secure Coding Practices, CIS Benchmarks for deployment |
| PhysicalSecurity | Implement access controls, surveillance, logs for data centers, assess physical measures. | ISO 27001 Annex A.11, NIST SP 800-53 for physical security |
| IncidentResponse | Have a defined IR plan, conduct drills, assess readiness and effectiveness. | NIST SP 800-61, ISO 27035 for incident response |
| SecurityCompliance | Ensure compliance with ISO 27001, SOC 2, regular audits, assess certification status. | ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST Cybersecurity Framework |
| VulnerabilityManagement | Regular scanning, patch management, prioritize remediation, assess process. | OWASP Dependency Check, CVE database, NIST SP 800-40 |
| SecurePasswordStorage | Use strong hashing (bcrypt), salting, proper key management, assess storage practices. | OWASP Password Storage Cheat Sheet, NIST 800-63B |
| OverallScore | Calculate as average or weighted sum of individual scores, based on importance. | Custom weighting based on business needs, OWASP risk assessment |
Detailed setup and usage instructions will be provided as the project develops. Stay tuned for updates!
We welcome contributions! Please refer to the CONTRIBUTING.md file for guidelines on how to contribute to GoScaleSecure.
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
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