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Charles TODO - TSYS FetchApply Security Improvements
Priority Order: High → Medium → Low
Target: Address security vulnerabilities and operational improvements
🚨 HIGH PRIORITY (Security Critical)
1. Replace Insecure Deployment Method
Current Issue: curl https://dl.knownelement.com/KNEL/FetchApply/SetupNewSystem.sh | bash
Action Required:
- Create signed packages (
.deb/.rpm) for distribution - Implement GPG signature verification for scripts
- Consider using configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, Salt)
- Add cryptographic checksums for all downloadable components
Files to modify:
README.md(line 19) - update deployment instructionsProjectCode/SetupNewSystem.sh- add integrity checks
2. Enforce HTTPS for All Downloads
Current Issue: HTTP URLs in Dell OMSA and some repository setups Action Required:
- Replace HTTP URLs with HTTPS equivalents in:
ProjectCode/Dell/Server/omsa.sh(lines 19-28)ProjectCode/legacy/prox7.sh(line 3)
- Verify SSL certificate validation is enabled
- Add fallback mechanisms for certificate failures
3. Implement Secrets Management
Current Issue: SSH keys committed to repository, no secrets rotation Action Required:
- Deploy Bitwarden CLI or HashiCorp Vault integration
- Remove SSH public keys from repository
- Create secure key distribution mechanism
- Implement key rotation procedures
- Add environment variable support for sensitive data
Files to secure:
ProjectCode/ConfigFiles/SSH/AuthorizedKeys/(entire directory)- Hard-coded hostnames in various scripts
🔶 MEDIUM PRIORITY (Operational Security)
4. Add Script Integrity Verification
Action Required:
- Generate SHA256 checksums for all scripts
- Create checksum verification function in Framework-Includes
- Add signature verification for external downloads
- Implement rollback capability on verification failure
5. Enhanced Error Recovery
Action Required:
- Add state tracking for partial deployments
- Implement resume functionality for interrupted installations
- Create system restoration points before major changes
- Add dependency checking before module execution
6. Security Testing Framework
Action Required:
- Create integration tests for security configurations
- Add compliance validation (CIS benchmarks, STIG)
- Implement automated security scanning post-deployment
- Create test environments for validation
7. Configuration Validation
Action Required:
- Add pre-flight checks for system compatibility
- Validate network connectivity to required services
- Check for conflicting software before installation
- Verify sufficient disk space and system resources
🔹 LOW PRIORITY (Quality Improvements)
8. Documentation Enhancement
Action Required:
- Create detailed security architecture documentation
- Add troubleshooting guides for common issues
- Document security implications of each module
- Create deployment runbooks for different environments
9. Monitoring and Alerting
Action Required:
- Add deployment success/failure reporting
- Implement centralized logging for all installations
- Create dashboards for deployment status
- Add alerting for security configuration drift
10. User Experience Improvements
Action Required:
- Create web-based deployment interface
- Add progress indicators for long-running operations
- Implement dry-run mode for testing configurations
- Add interactive configuration selection
Implementation Timeline
Week 1: Items 1-2 (Critical security fixes)
Week 2: Item 3 (Secrets management)
Week 3-4: Items 4-5 (Operational improvements)
Month 2: Items 6-10 (Quality and monitoring)
Success Criteria
- No plaintext secrets in repository
- All downloads use HTTPS with verification
- Deployment method is cryptographically secure
- Automated testing validates security configurations
- Rollback capability exists for all changes
- Comprehensive documentation covers security implications
Resources Needed
- Access to package repository for signed distributions
- GPG key infrastructure for signing
- Secrets management service (Vault/Bitwarden)
- Test environment infrastructure
- Security scanning tools integration