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Goa-gel-fullstack/Documentation/operations/security.md
Mahi 6ec8d3236d feat: Rebrand to License Authority with Govt of Goa branding
- Replace TLAS with License Authority throughout documentation
- Add Government of Goa emblem/logo (Ashoka Chakra style)
- Update frontend branding to match documentation
- Add configurable Swagger API link via VITE_API_BASE_URL env var
- Fix Docker build for VitePress (git dependency, .dockerignore)
- Fix helmet security headers for HTTP deployments
- Add CORS support for VM deployment

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-02-10 00:46:25 -04:00

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Security Hardening

Pre-Deployment Checklist

Network Security

  • Firewall rules configured
  • Unnecessary ports closed
  • Internal services not exposed
  • SSL/TLS certificates installed
  • HTTP redirected to HTTPS

Application Security

  • Debug mode disabled
  • Error messages sanitized
  • Rate limiting enabled
  • CORS properly configured
  • Security headers set

Database Security

  • Default passwords changed
  • Network access restricted
  • SSL connections enforced
  • Audit logging enabled
  • Backups encrypted

Authentication

  • JWT secret rotated
  • Password policy enforced
  • Session timeout configured
  • Failed login lockout enabled
  • MFA available for admins

Security Headers

# Required headers
add_header X-Frame-Options "SAMEORIGIN";
add_header X-Content-Type-Options "nosniff";
add_header X-XSS-Protection "1; mode=block";
add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=31536000";
add_header Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'";

Vulnerability Management

Dependency Scanning

# Run weekly
npm audit
docker scan license-api:latest

Security Updates

  • OS patches: Monthly
  • Framework updates: Quarterly
  • Critical CVEs: Within 48 hours

Incident Response

  1. Detect: Monitoring alerts, user reports
  2. Contain: Isolate affected systems
  3. Investigate: Identify scope and cause
  4. Remediate: Fix vulnerability
  5. Recover: Restore normal operations
  6. Document: Post-incident report

Access Reviews

Review Type Frequency
User access Quarterly
Admin access Monthly
API keys Quarterly
Service accounts Quarterly