How PPE analytics secured its SDLC with developer-first Zero Trust
PPE analytics
A Paris-based software company secured laptops and GitLab CI/CD with posture-based access controls—without MDM or developer lock-down.
Linux Mint, GitLab, GitLab CI/CD, EDAMAME Security, EDAMAME Hub, edamame_posture
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Challenge
PPE analytics needed to protect source code, customer data, and credentials across the SDLC—without compromising developer productivity or autonomy.
Supply-chain threats
They wanted visibility into odd behavior during builds and stronger protection against dependency and CI compromises.Linux-first developer autonomy
Engineers work on Linux Mint laptops they fully control. Traditional MDMs or heavy agents would lock them down and kill velocity.CI/CD blind spots
GitLab pipelines move code and secrets constantly. They needed Zero Trust checks inside each run to block unauthorized pulls or suspicious outbound calls.Proving a high-standard posture
Larger customers demanded evidence that only secure devices and processes touch source, secrets, or data—without a big IT staff.
Solution
PPE analytics adopted EDAMAME to secure developer laptops and CI/CD runners in a single developer-first model.
EDAMAME Security on Linux Mint laptops to continuously assess hardening signals (encryption, firewall, patching, risky services) and guide one-click remediation—while developers kept full admin control.
Zero Trust repository access via GitLab integration: only devices meeting the live posture baseline could access GitLab repositories and secrets.
Pipeline checks with edamame_posture to run posture and network checks on GitLab runners before build steps, and to flag/block unusual egress during the build.
Unified visibility in EDAMAME Hub across endpoints and CI, giving leadership a single view of posture and pipeline events.
This delivered stronger assurance without deploying traditional MDM or taking remote control of developer machines.
Results
Stronger SDLC security: posture signals and access controls reduced risk from credential theft, rogue devices, and CI supply-chain attacks.
Developer-first operations: engineers kept full control of their Linux Mint workstations while getting guided remediation and automated checks embedded in the workflow.
Better customer confidence: real-time posture reporting and unified visibility helped answer larger customers’ security questions with concrete, continuously verified evidence.
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