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Projects that follow the best practices below can voluntarily self-certify and show that they've achieved an Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) best practices badge.

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These are the Passing level criteria. You can also view the Silver or Gold level criteria.

        

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  • Identification

    Jenkins automation server

    What programming language(s) are used to implement the project?

  • Basic project website content


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    The project website MUST succinctly describe what the software does (what problem does it solve?). [description_good]

    Main use-cases are documented on the jenkins.io landing page


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    The project website MUST provide information on how to: obtain, provide feedback (as bug reports or enhancements), and contribute to the software. [interact]

    Jenkins website provides all required information: Downloads, Contribute and Participate. Jenkins issue tracker is also linked from the landing page and from the website footer.


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    Habari juu ya jinsi ya kuchangia LAZIMA ieleze mchakato wa uchangiaji (kwa mfano, je! Maombi ya kuvuta yanatumika?) (URL required) [contribution]

    We have [Contributing Guidelines]https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md] in the Jenkins core repository. Also, there is documentation for newcomer contributors available on https://jenkins.io/participate/ . For other core components we have an organization-wide contributing page on GitHub which references other resources


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    Habari juu ya jinsi ya kuchangia INAPASWA kujumuisha mahitaji ya michango inayokubalika (k.m., rejeleo la kiwango chochote kinachohitajika cha usimbaji). (URL required) [contribution_requirements]

    https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#proposing-changes


  • FLOSS license

    What license(s) is the project released under?


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    The software produced by the project MUST be released as FLOSS. [floss_license]

    The MIT license is approved by the Open Source Initiative (OSI).


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    It is SUGGESTED that any required license(s) for the software produced by the project be approved by the Open Source Initiative (OSI). [floss_license_osi]

    The MIT license is approved by the Open Source Initiative (OSI).


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    The project MUST post the license(s) of its results in a standard location in their source repository. (URL required) [license_location]

    Non-trivial license location file in repository: https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/blob/master/LICENSE.txt.


  • Documentation


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    The project MUST provide basic documentation for the software produced by the project. [documentation_basics]

    https://jenkins.io/doc/


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    The project MUST provide reference documentation that describes the external interface (both input and output) of the software produced by the project. [documentation_interface]

    https://wiki.jenkins.io/display/JENKINS/Remote+access+API , https://jenkins.io/doc/book/managing/cli/


  • Other


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    The project sites (website, repository, and download URLs) MUST support HTTPS using TLS. [sites_https]

    Given only https: URLs.


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    The project MUST have one or more mechanisms for discussion (including proposed changes and issues) that are searchable, allow messages and topics to be addressed by URL, enable new people to participate in some of the discussions, and do not require client-side installation of proprietary software. [discussion]

    GitHub supports discussions on issues and pull requests.


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    The project SHOULD provide documentation in English and be able to accept bug reports and comments about code in English. [english]

    https://jenkins.io/doc/ , https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/


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    The project MUST be maintained. [maintained]


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  • Public version-controlled source repository


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    The project MUST have a version-controlled source repository that is publicly readable and has a URL. [repo_public]

    Repository on GitHub, which provides public git repositories with URLs.


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    The project's source repository MUST track what changes were made, who made the changes, and when the changes were made. [repo_track]

    Repository on GitHub, which uses git. git can track the changes, who made them, and when they were made.


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    To enable collaborative review, the project's source repository MUST include interim versions for review between releases; it MUST NOT include only final releases. [repo_interim]

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    It is SUGGESTED that common distributed version control software be used (e.g., git) for the project's source repository. [repo_distributed]

    Repository on GitHub, which uses git. git is distributed.


  • Unique version numbering


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    The project results MUST have a unique version identifier for each release intended to be used by users. [version_unique]

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    It is SUGGESTED that the Semantic Versioning (SemVer) or Calendar Versioning (CalVer) version numbering format be used for releases. It is SUGGESTED that those who use CalVer include a micro level value. [version_semver]

    Jenkins project uses a scheme close to Semantic versioning for LTS releases: https://jenkins.io/download/lts/ . For weekly releases we use a 2-digit scheme


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    It is SUGGESTED that projects identify each release within their version control system. For example, it is SUGGESTED that those using git identify each release using git tags. [version_tags]

    https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/tags


  • Release notes


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    The project MUST provide, in each release, release notes that are a human-readable summary of major changes in that release to help users determine if they should upgrade and what the upgrade impact will be. The release notes MUST NOT be the raw output of a version control log (e.g., the "git log" command results are not release notes). Projects whose results are not intended for reuse in multiple locations (such as the software for a single website or service) AND employ continuous delivery MAY select "N/A". (URL required) [release_notes]

    https://jenkins.io/changelog/ , https://jenkins.io/changelog-stable/


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    The release notes MUST identify every publicly known run-time vulnerability fixed in this release that already had a CVE assignment or similar when the release was created. This criterion may be marked as not applicable (N/A) if users typically cannot practically update the software themselves (e.g., as is often true for kernel updates). This criterion applies only to the project results, not to its dependencies. If there are no release notes or there have been no publicly known vulnerabilities, choose N/A. [release_notes_vulns]

    All security releases provide links to Security advisories in the changelog. Example: https://jenkins.io/changelog/#v2.197


  • Bug-reporting process


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    The project MUST provide a process for users to submit bug reports (e.g., using an issue tracker or a mailing list). (URL required) [report_process]

    Jenkins Issue Tracker: https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/ . Project = JENKINS, component = core , query . Some sub-components like Docker packaging also use GitHub Issues as a second way to report issues: https://github.com/jenkinsci/docker/issues .


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    The project SHOULD use an issue tracker for tracking individual issues. [report_tracker]

    Jenkins Issue Tracker: https://issues.jenkins.io/ . Project = JENKINS, component = core , query . Some sub-components like Docker packaging also use GitHub Issues as a second way to report issues: https://github.com/jenkinsci/docker/issues


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    The project MUST acknowledge a majority of bug reports submitted in the last 2-12 months (inclusive); the response need not include a fix. [report_responses]

    In the Jenkins project we invest in providing better response times in the issue tracker. See the Jenkins issue triage process for information about the current triage process and recommendations.

    As of Jul 21, 2020:

    • 488 defects were reported to the Jenkins core components in the last 12 months
    • 271 defects (55%) have been resolved
    • 186 issues (38%) received an initial response and/or explicit confirmation
    • 31 defects did not get a response

    We plan to introduce a Jenkins Bug Triage team to improve the response times and to ensure that all issues get processed (discussion in the developer mailing list).


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    The project SHOULD respond to a majority (>50%) of enhancement requests in the last 2-12 months (inclusive). [enhancement_responses]

    At the moment we do not regular triage of the enhancement requests, but we meet the criteria with the informal process. As of Jul 21, 2020, 203 issues were reported in the last 2-12 months (inclusinve), 105 of them (or 52%) have been already resolved or closed. The majority of other requests submitted users and non-core contributors got initial response. Issue query


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    The project MUST have a publicly available archive for reports and responses for later searching. (URL required) [report_archive]

    Jenkins Issue Tracker: https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/


  • Vulnerability report process


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    The project MUST publish the process for reporting vulnerabilities on the project site. (URL required) [vulnerability_report_process]

    https://jenkins.io/security/#reporting-vulnerabilities


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    If private vulnerability reports are supported, the project MUST include how to send the information in a way that is kept private. (URL required) [vulnerability_report_private]

    https://jenkins.io/security/#reporting-vulnerabilities


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    The project's initial response time for any vulnerability report received in the last 6 months MUST be less than or equal to 14 days. [vulnerability_report_response]

    Vulnerability report are monitored by the Jenkins Security Team. This team monitors all incoming requests which are submitted according to the vulnerability reporting guidelines. For Jenkins core the security team handles the reports on its own, and the response time is usually less than 24 hours.


  • Working build system


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    Ikiwa programu iliyotengenezwa na mradi inahitaji ujenzi wa matumizi, mradi LAZIMA utoe mfumo wa kujenga ambao unaweza kujenga programu kiotomatiki kutoka kwa chanzo-msimbo. [build]

    https://ci.jenkins.io/ , https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#building-and-debugging


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    INAPENDEKEZWA kuwa zana za kawaida zitumike kujenga programu. [build_common_tools]

    We use Maven: https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#building-and-debugging


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    Mradi UNAPASWA kujengwa kwa kutumia zana za FLOSS pekee yake. [build_floss_tools]

  • Automated test suite


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    The project MUST use at least one automated test suite that is publicly released as FLOSS (this test suite may be maintained as a separate FLOSS project). The project MUST clearly show or document how to run the test suite(s) (e.g., via a continuous integration (CI) script or via documentation in files such as BUILD.md, README.md, or CONTRIBUTING.md). [test]

    Jenkins project includes unit and functional tests inside the main repository. In addition, there is a Jenkins Acceptance Test Harness test suite


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    A test suite SHOULD be invocable in a standard way for that language. [test_invocation]

    Jenkins Core unit and integration test suites can be invoked using the standard Maven Surefire Plugin. JavaScript unit tests can be launched via YARN. See Jenkins Core - Testing Changes for more information.

    Acceptance Test Harness tests can be invoked using the standard Maven Surefire Plugin, the test repository is located in jenkinsci/acceptance-test-harness/


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    It is SUGGESTED that the test suite cover most (or ideally all) the code branches, input fields, and functionality. [test_most]

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    It is SUGGESTED that the project implement continuous integration (where new or changed code is frequently integrated into a central code repository and automated tests are run on the result). [test_continuous_integration]

    We use Jenkins-on-Jenkins: https://ci.jenkins.io/


  • New functionality testing


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    The project MUST have a general policy (formal or not) that as major new functionality is added to the software produced by the project, tests of that functionality should be added to an automated test suite. [test_policy]

    It is a part of our Pull Request Template requirements


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    The project MUST have evidence that the test_policy for adding tests has been adhered to in the most recent major changes to the software produced by the project. [tests_are_added]

    See the pull request history. Examples for major improvements


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    It is SUGGESTED that this policy on adding tests (see test_policy) be documented in the instructions for change proposals. [tests_documented_added]

    It is a part of our Pull Request Template requirements


  • Warning flags


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    The project MUST enable one or more compiler warning flags, a "safe" language mode, or use a separate "linter" tool to look for code quality errors or common simple mistakes, if there is at least one FLOSS tool that can implement this criterion in the selected language. [warnings]

    Our Jenkins core and library Parent POM includes standard static analysis tools like SpotBugs, Animal Sniffer, Maven Enforcer (for dependency and binary API checks), etc. Same applies to the plugin POM.


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    The project MUST address warnings. [warnings_fixed]

    Jenkins core, modules and libraries address all high-severity warnings and acknowledge a number of medium-severity warnings which is within the "1 warning per 100 lines" requirement. There is ongoing project to cleanup the Jenkins core warnings entirely ([JENKINS-36716])(https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/browse/JENKINS-36716).


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    It is SUGGESTED that projects be maximally strict with warnings in the software produced by the project, where practical. [warnings_strict]

    Jenkins uses high and medium thresholds for static analysis warnings. ([JENKINS-36716])(https://issues.jenkins.io/browse/JENKINS-36716) intends to implement and maintain higher code quality standards. The Jenkins project does not accept pull requests with Spotless, Spotbugs, Checkstyle, ESLint or Stylelint warnings.


  • Secure development knowledge


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    The project MUST have at least one primary developer who knows how to design secure software. (See ‘details’ for the exact requirements.) [know_secure_design]

    The Jenkins project has a Security Team which includes several Jenkins core maintainers with experience working on security issues. Some of these contributors work professionally as security engineers and regularly implement and review software designs to ensure high security standards.


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    At least one of the project's primary developers MUST know of common kinds of errors that lead to vulnerabilities in this kind of software, as well as at least one method to counter or mitigate each of them. [know_common_errors]

    The Jenkins project has a Security Team which includes several Jenkins developers who have experience with working on security issues and provide documentation for other Jenkins developers how to address common vulnerabilities. Jenkins core maintainers and the release team are also represented on the Security team.


  • Use basic good cryptographic practices

    Note that some software does not need to use cryptographic mechanisms. If your project produces software that (1) includes, activates, or enables encryption functionality, and (2) might be released from the United States (US) to outside the US or to a non-US-citizen, you may be legally required to take a few extra steps. Typically this just involves sending an email. For more information, see the encryption section of Understanding Open Source Technology & US Export Controls.

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    Programu iliyotengenezwa na mradi LAZIMA itumie, kwa chaguo-msingi, tu itifaki za kriptografia na mifumbo ambazo zimechapishwa hadharani na kukaguliwa na wataalam (ikiwa itifaki za kriptografia na mafumbo imetumika). [crypto_published]

    The Jenkins project uses standard open-source implementations of cryptographic protocols and algorithms (e.g. implemented by JVM, Bouncy Castle, MINA SSH, and other open-source libraries like eddsa for its Ed25519 implementation). There are also standard APIs offered to the plugin developers (e.g. for storing secrets).


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    Ikiwa programu iliyotengenezwa na mradi ni programu au maktaba, na kusudi lake la msingi sio kutekeleza usimbuaji, basi INAPASWA tu kuita programu iliyoundwa kihususa kutekeleza kazi za kielelezo; HAIPASWI kutekeleza-upya shughuli hiyo. [crypto_call]

    The Jenkins core and its modules do not implement cryptography on their own in recent versions. They depend on open-source libraries which provide cryptography functions. There are historical cryptography APIs offered in Jenkins, but their internal implementations have been replaced by open-source cryptography libraries used in the project.

    Additional notes about previous releases that are no longer supported:

    • Jenkins Remoting layer used to implement encryption on its own in the JNLP3 protocol. This protocol was deprecated in Dec 2017 (Remoting 3.15) and then completely removed from the codebase in Dec 2019 (Remoting 3.40)
    • The Jenkins core used to include cryptography implementations, e.g. a Jenkins-specific fork of the abandoned Trilead SSH library. It was removed from Jenkins 2.186 in July 2019 and is only included as detached plugin for backward compatibility with plugins depending on it, but not used by Jenkins itself.

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    Utendaji wote katika programu iliyotengenezwa na mradi ambayo inategemea usimbuaji LAZIMA iweze kutekelezwa kwa kutumia FLOSS. [crypto_floss]

    Jenkins core is fully FLOSS, as well as its dependencies.


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    Mifumo ya usalama ndani ya programu inayozalishwa na mradi LAZIMA itumie kwa msingi keylengths ambazo angalau zinakidhi mahitaji ya chini ya NIST kufikia mwaka wa 2030 (kama ilivyoelezwa mnamo 2012). LAZIMA iwe rahisi kusanidi programu ili keylengths ndogo zimezimwa kabisa. [crypto_keylength]

    The Jenkins core generally does not manage the key lengths in the codebase. We use the default values provided by the recent versions of cryptography libraries. One of the exceptions is a CryptoConfidentialKey used in hudson.util.Secret and a few other locations. These occurrences use AES 128 by default, and it is compliant with the length requirement for symmetric keys.


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    The default security mechanisms within the software produced by the project MUST NOT depend on broken cryptographic algorithms (e.g., MD4, MD5, single DES, RC4, Dual_EC_DRBG), or use cipher modes that are inappropriate to the context, unless they are necessary to implement an interoperable protocol (where the protocol implemented is the most recent version of that standard broadly supported by the network ecosystem, that ecosystem requires the use of such an algorithm or mode, and that ecosystem does not offer any more secure alternative). The documentation MUST describe any relevant security risks and any known mitigations if these broken algorithms or modes are necessary for an interoperable protocol. [crypto_working]

    We do NOT use broken cryptography algorithms for security mechanisms inside the Jenkins core or modules. In some cases MD5 is used to produce unique keys for Jenkins objects which are not used in a security context. Such objects have soft uniqueness requirements, and potential collisions do not compromise the Jenkins security or sensitive data.


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    The default security mechanisms within the software produced by the project SHOULD NOT depend on cryptographic algorithms or modes with known serious weaknesses (e.g., the SHA-1 cryptographic hash algorithm or the CBC mode in SSH). [crypto_weaknesses]

    Jenkins core generally does not rely on SHA-1 for security purposes. The only security-related use of SHA-1 in the Jenkins core is related to the validation of downloaded plugins and Jenkins .war files from update sites. This is only used as a fallback if the update site does not provide SHA-256 or SHA-512 checksums, and a warning is logged. Official Jenkins update sites have provided these better checksums since April 2018, so this only matters for third-party unofficial update sites, and only if downloads are not delivered via HTTPS.

    CBC mode is not used by the Jenkins core, and the algorithm is removed from the SSHD Module which implements the SSH server side logic in Jenkins.

    Note: In some cases we use AES encryption with default settings provided by JVM, without explicit padding and mode specification. This results in ECB usage in some circumstances in the case of the default JVM configuration. ECB is not optimal due to data correlation analysis weakness, but it is not considered as a serious weakness for short data objects. Jenkins users have an option to change the JVM defaults to enforce strong cryptography and other default AES modes.


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    Mifumo ya usalama ndani ya programu iliyotengenezwa na mradi INAPASWA kutekeleza kwa ukamilifu usiri wa umbele ya itifaki za makubaliano ya funguo ili funguo la kipindi kilicho tokana na kikao cha vifungo muda-mrefu haziwezi kuridhi mabaya ikiwa mojawapo ya vifunguo vya muda-mrefu imeridhi mabaya katika usoni. [crypto_pfs]

    In the majority of use-cases we use the default forward secrecy provided by 3rd-party open-source libraries (e.g. for establishing SSH connections). Same for HTTPS, the entire implementation is supplied by external libraries or projects (e.g. Eclipse Jetty bundled in the Jenkins core and used as a default web container).

    The only exception is the Jenkins Remoting library that includes an implementation of the JNLP4-connect protocol for networking between the Jenkins server and agents. This protocol uses the standard TLS encryption layer provided by JVM (default version). As of Jenkins 2.235.1 LTS Jenkins supports Java 8 (TLS 1.2 by default, no TLS 1.3 implementation in OpenJDK) and Java 11 (TLS 1.2 or 1.3 are provided). TLS 1.2 does not enforce perfect forward secrecy by default, but users of Jenkins can enforce TLS 1.3 and forward secrecy with OpenJDK 11 or with other JVMs for Java 8/11. Jenkins admins can also elect to block the JNLP4-connect protocol over TCP, and to use the WebSocket connection over HTTP/HTTPS, in which case the encryption is delegated to the web server and reverse proxies.


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    Ikiwa programu iliyotengenezwa na mradi imesababisha uhifadhi wa nywila kwa minajili ya uthibitishaji ya watumiaji wa kutoka nje, nywila LAZIMA zihifadhiwe kwa mficho uliorudiarudia na chumvi kwa kila-mtumiaji kwa kutumia kanuni ya upanuaji (rudiarudia) wa funguo (k.m., Argon2id, Bcrypt, Scrypt, or PBKDF2). Ona pia Kurasadogo ya Uhifadhi wa Nywila la OWASP). [crypto_password_storage]

    In Jenkins we provide a private security realm which stores password hashes in the local filesystem database. This implementation uses BCrypt, and hence it is compatible with the requirements. It is also possible to use external authentication services (e.g. LDAP) which do not store user passwords in Jenkins. Jenkins Security Realm documentation


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    Mifumo ya usalama ndani ya programu iliyotengenezwa na mradi LAZIMA itoe funguo zote za kriptologia na nonces kwa kutumia kitengeneza cha nambari za bahati kuptia kriptologia salama, na ISIWEZE kufanya hivo kutumia vitengenezi zisizo salama kikriptologia. [crypto_random]

    In the Jenkins core and modules we use the standard secure random number generator provided by the JVM. There are no custom implementations within the codebase.


  • Secured delivery against man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks


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    The project MUST use a delivery mechanism that counters MITM attacks. Using https or ssh+scp is acceptable. [delivery_mitm]

    The Jenkins project uses HTTPS for the entire infrastructure and delivery mechanisms with the exception of Update Center Mirrors (tracked as INFRA-266). Mirrors are used to deliver Jenkins core, native packages and plugin binaries.

    • For the Jenkins WAR file distributions, checksums for current releases can be retrieved from the https://jenkins.io/download/ page. Additionally, the war files are signed and can be checked using jarsigner.
    • All official Jenkins native packages and installers are signed by the project, and this signature can be verified upon delivery by using a package manager.
    • To ensure that the delivered plugins are not tampered, the Jenkins project provides SHA-256 checksums which are accessible over HTTPS from the Update Center JSON file which is retrieved over HTTPS in the default configuration. In addition to that, the JSON file itself is signed using SHA-512. Jenkins verifies the checksums upon download of plugins in the update center client logic.

    Jenkins users can also set up a pure HTTPS delivery for all Jenkins artifacts by deploying their own update center by using the update center generator provided by the Jenkins project. This generator downloads all artifacts and metadata from the Jenkins Maven repository over HTTPS.

    In addition to plugins and distributions, Jenkins update sites also list downloadable tools supplied by plugins (e.g. Maven, Gradle, AdoptOpenJDK). These tools are downloaded from external locations which may not implement the secure delivery chain as we depend on other projects serving files securely (tracked as JENKINS-55659). Such tool downloads are opt-in, none of the tools are enabled and installed by default. The Jenkins project does not provide guarantees for external tool downloads.


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    A cryptographic hash (e.g., a sha1sum) MUST NOT be retrieved over http and used without checking for a cryptographic signature. [delivery_unsigned]

    Jenkins cryptographic hashes are retrieved over HTTPS from the Jenkins Maven repository. Checksums are also accessible over HTTPS from the Update Center JSON file which is retrieved over HTTPS by default (since 2017) and additionally, a signature for itself in a canonical form is included and verified by Jenkins.


  • Publicly known vulnerabilities fixed


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    There MUST be no unpatched vulnerabilities of medium or higher severity that have been publicly known for more than 60 days. [vulnerabilities_fixed_60_days]

    There are no such vulnerabilities in the Jenkins Core and modules. While we strive to keep library dependencies updated, some dependencies included in the Jenkins core have known vulnerabilities. In such cases, we determine whether these vulnerabilities are exploitable in Jenkins, and if so, address them. Otherwise we do not consider these to be vulnerabilities in Jenkins.

    There are some unpatched vulnerabilities in plugins as listed in security advisories, but plugins are not in the scope for this certification. In the case of high severity issues the plugins are usually delisted from the Jenkins update centers. In all cases, warnings are presented to administrators of Jenkins instances that have plugins with publicly known vulnerabilities installed.


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    Projects SHOULD fix all critical vulnerabilities rapidly after they are reported. [vulnerabilities_critical_fixed]

    Critical vulnerabilities in the Jenkins core are handled by the Jenkins Security Team. This team reviews all incoming reports and prioritizes and fixes them. Critical vulnerabilities are prioritized as a top priority, and additional subject-matter experts may be involved if needed. For example, in 2015 the Jenkins project was able to analyze and fix the public class deserialization attack disclosure earlier than all other affected projects/vendors. In addition to that, we published a mitigation guide within less than 24 hours after the announcement.


  • Other security issues


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    The public repositories MUST NOT leak a valid private credential (e.g., a working password or private key) that is intended to limit public access. [no_leaked_credentials]

    The Jenkins core repository or other public repositories do not include any credentials in plain text.


  • Static code analysis


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    At least one static code analysis tool (beyond compiler warnings and "safe" language modes) MUST be applied to any proposed major production release of the software before its release, if there is at least one FLOSS tool that implements this criterion in the selected language. [static_analysis]

    We use SpotBugs, Animal Sniffer, Maven Enforcer Plugin as a part of the build/release pipelines


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    It is SUGGESTED that at least one of the static analysis tools used for the static_analysis criterion include rules or approaches to look for common vulnerabilities in the analyzed language or environment. [static_analysis_common_vulnerabilities]

    Jenkins project is being regularly scanned by various static analysis tools, including tools like Snyk or Anchore. GitHub Security is also used for dependency scanning and reporting. Also, Jenkins users regularly run static code analysis tools against the codebase/distributions and then report the results. In addition to that, there is ongoing discussion about including FindSecBugs detectors into standard Pipelines.


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    All medium and higher severity exploitable vulnerabilities discovered with static code analysis MUST be fixed in a timely way after they are confirmed. [static_analysis_fixed]

    In the Jenkins core there were several security issues reported by dependency scanning tools. They were timely analyzed and fixed if the vulnerability was confirmed. So far we did not get any confirmed medium/high severity vulnerabilities reported by a static code analysis tool.

    Jenkins plugins are not in the scope for this certification


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    It is SUGGESTED that static source code analysis occur on every commit or at least daily. [static_analysis_often]

    We use SpotBugs, Animal Sniffer, Maven Enforcer Plugin as a part of the build/release pipelines


  • Dynamic code analysis


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    It is SUGGESTED that at least one dynamic analysis tool be applied to any proposed major production release of the software before its release. [dynamic_analysis]

    We do not use dynamic analysis tools as a part of our CI/CD pipeline. Some Jenkins users run scans and sometimes report vulnerabilities to the project, but it is quite rare.


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    It is SUGGESTED that if the software produced by the project includes software written using a memory-unsafe language (e.g., C or C++), then at least one dynamic tool (e.g., a fuzzer or web application scanner) be routinely used in combination with a mechanism to detect memory safety problems such as buffer overwrites. If the project does not produce software written in a memory-unsafe language, choose "not applicable" (N/A). [dynamic_analysis_unsafe]

    Jenkins project does not include code written using a memory-unsafe language. We use some 3rd-party dependencies which include native code, e.g. Windows Process Management Library written in C. This library is provided by a third party, and it is not in the scope for this certification.


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    It is SUGGESTED that the project use a configuration for at least some dynamic analysis (such as testing or fuzzing) which enables many assertions. In many cases these assertions should not be enabled in production builds. [dynamic_analysis_enable_assertions]

    Jenkins project does not use dynamic analysis tools as a part of the CI/CD pipeline. On the other hand, Jenkins instances produce run-time events (logs, metrics, etc.) which are exposed to monitoring tools and can be used for dynamic analysis


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    All medium and higher severity exploitable vulnerabilities discovered with dynamic code analysis MUST be fixed in a timely way after they are confirmed. [dynamic_analysis_fixed]

    We do not use dynamic analysis tools as a part of our CI/CD pipeline



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