NIST SP 800-218 Compliant Rust Project

NIST 800 218 SSDF Compliant PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Security Compliance

This project follows NIST SP 800-218 Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF) practices for secure software development.

SSDF Implementation

• PO (Prepare Organization): Secure development environment with .devcontainer
• PS (Protect Software): Version control security, vulnerability disclosure process
• PW (Produce Well-Secured Software): Secure coding, comprehensive testing, secure defaults
• RV (Respond to Vulnerabilities): Automated vulnerability detection and response procedures

Getting Started

# Build the project
cargo build

# Run tests
cargo test

# Run security checks
./scripts/security-test.sh

Security Testing

This project implements comprehensive security testing as required by NIST SP 800-218 PW.2.1 and PW.5.2.

Static Analysis Security Testing (SAST)

# Rust security lints
cargo clippy --all-targets -- -D warnings

# Dependency vulnerability scanning
cargo audit

# License and policy enforcement
cargo deny check

# Unsafe code detection
cargo geiger

# External static analysis
semgrep --config=auto .

Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)

The project includes OWASP ZAP integration for automated security testing:

# Run DAST scan against running application
security-test-dast http://localhost:8080

# Run with custom report directory
security-test-dast http://localhost:8080 /workspace/custom-reports

# Manual ZAP operations
zap-baseline.py -t http://localhost:8080 -n .zap/context.xml -c .zap/rules.tsv

ZAP Configuration

DAST scanning uses project-specific ZAP configurations:

• .zap/context.xml: Defines scan scope, technology stack, and authentication
• .zap/rules.tsv: Configures security rules aligned with NIST 800-218 requirements

The DAST scanner automatically detects and uses these configurations for consistent security testing across the team.

Fuzzing (Property-Based Testing)

Fuzzing is implemented using cargo-fuzz to test input validation and error handling robustness:

# Install fuzzing toolchain (done automatically in devcontainer)
cargo install cargo-fuzz
rustup install nightly

# Initialize fuzzing (if not already done)
cargo fuzz init

# Run fuzzing tests
cargo fuzz run config_parser     # Fuzz configuration parsing
cargo fuzz run api_inputs        # Fuzz API input validation

# Run fuzzing with time limit (recommended for CI/CD)
cargo fuzz run config_parser -- -max_total_time=60    # 60 seconds
cargo fuzz run api_inputs -- -max_total_time=300      # 5 minutes

# Review fuzzing results
cargo fuzz cmin config_parser    # Minimize corpus
cargo fuzz tmin config_parser    # Minimize individual inputs

Fuzzing Targets

Current fuzzing targets include:

• config_parser: Tests configuration file parsing robustness
• api_inputs: Tests API input validation and error handling
• Add additional targets in fuzz/fuzz_targets/ as needed

Fuzzing Best Practices

1. Run regularly: Include fuzzing in CI/CD pipeline with time limits
2. Review crashes: All fuzzing crashes indicate potential security issues
3. Minimize corpus: Regularly minimize fuzzing corpus for efficiency
4. Add coverage: Create fuzz targets for all input parsing functions

Comprehensive Security Testing

Run all security tests together:

# Complete security test suite (SAST + DAST + Fuzzing)
security-test-all

# Manual comprehensive testing
cargo clippy --all-targets -- -D warnings
cargo audit
cargo deny check
cargo fuzz run config_parser -- -max_total_time=60
security-test-dast http://localhost:8080

Security Features

• Memory Safety: Written in Rust to prevent buffer overflows and memory corruption
• Input Validation: All inputs are validated at entry points with comprehensive fuzzing
• Secure Defaults: All configurations default to secure settings
• Dependency Scanning: Automated vulnerability scanning of dependencies
• SBOM Generation: Software Bill of Materials for supply chain transparency
• Audit Logging: Comprehensive security event logging
• Dynamic Security Testing: Automated OWASP ZAP scanning for runtime vulnerabilities
• Fuzzing Coverage: Property-based testing for input validation robustness

Development Environment

This project uses a NIST SP 800-218 compliant development environment with:

Devcontainer Features

• Rust toolchain with security-focused configuration
• Security tools: cargo-audit, cargo-deny, cargo-geiger, cargo-fuzz
• OWASP ZAP for dynamic application security testing
• Static analysis: semgrep, clippy with security lints
• Fuzzing support: cargo-fuzz with nightly toolchain

Getting Started with Devcontainer

# Open in VS Code with devcontainer
code .

# Or rebuild devcontainer if already open
Ctrl+Shift+P -> "Dev Containers: Rebuild Container"

# Verify security tools installation
cargo audit --version
zap --version
cargo fuzz --version

Security Development Workflow

1. Write secure code following Rust security best practices

2. Run security tests before committing:

   ./scripts/security-test.sh

3. Review security reports generated in /workspace/security-reports/

4. Address vulnerabilities identified by automated testing

5. Update security configurations as needed (.zap/ directory)

Security Testing Reports

Security testing generates comprehensive reports:

/workspace/security-reports/
├── zap-baseline-report.html     # DAST scan results (human-readable)
├── zap-baseline-report.json     # DAST scan results (machine-readable)
├── fuzz-results/                # Fuzzing crash reports and corpus
├── audit-results.json           # Dependency vulnerability scan
└── semgrep-results.sarif        # Static analysis results

Development

This project uses a NIST SP 800-218 compliant development environment. See SECURITY_CHECKLIST.md for daily security practices.

Daily Security Practices

• Run security-test-all before pushing changes
• Review security reports for new vulnerabilities
• Update dependencies regularly with cargo update
• Add fuzz targets for new input parsing functionality
• Configure ZAP rules for new API endpoints

Compliance Documentation

Detailed NIST SP 800-218 implementation documentation is available in:

• docs/compliance/nist-800-218/ - Complete SSDF practice implementation
• SECURITY.md - Vulnerability disclosure and security policy
• docs/security/ - Security architecture and configuration guides

License

Licensed under ScanSet Federal, Inc