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CCSP Practice Question: Drag and drop the steps for implementing a secure…
Drag and drop the steps for implementing a secure DevOps (DevSecOps) pipeline in a cloud environment into the correct order.
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SAST at commit, then DAST in staging, then IaC scanning, then policy enforcement, then runtime monitoring
First SAST at commit, then DAST in staging, IaC scanning, policy enforcement, and runtime monitoring.
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SAST at commit, then DAST in staging, then IaC scanning, then policy enforcement, then runtime monitoring
Why this is correct
This order follows the DevSecOps pipeline flow: static analysis during development, dynamic testing in staging, infrastructure scanning, policy checks, and finally monitoring in production.
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DAST in staging first, then SAST at commit, then IaC scanning, then policy enforcement, then runtime monitoring
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because DAST should be performed after SAST. SAST catches code-level issues early in the commit phase, before the application is deployed to a staging environment for dynamic testing.
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Policy enforcement, then SAST at commit, then DAST in staging, then IaC scanning, then runtime monitoring
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because policy enforcement should be applied after scanning and testing are complete. Policies are used to approve or reject configurations that have passed security checks.
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Runtime monitoring, then SAST at commit, then DAST in staging, then IaC scanning, then policy enforcement
Why it's wrong here
This is incorrect because runtime monitoring is the final phase after the application is deployed. It cannot logically occur before development and testing steps.
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