Zero Trust for GitLab
Zero Trust for GitLab
Protect your source code with continuous identity, device, and context verification for every GitLab request — on GitLab SaaS or GitLab self-managed — across UI, CLI, SSH, and API.
Identity
Verified Developer
SSO-bound, trusted user
Device
Secure Endpoint
Patches, EDR, encryption
Policy
EDAMAME Trust
Continuous access decisions
Blocks token-based attacks
Virtual air gap around your repos
Developer-friendly rollout
Platform
GitLab
Repos, MRs, CI/CD
Built for CTOs & CISOs securing GitLab SaaS and GitLab self-managed.
The Risk
Your repositories are one token away from a breach.
Traditional device trust covers login, not the GitLab operations that matter.
Stolen PATs and SSH keys bypass identity and device checks.
Malware on a developer laptop turns it into an attacker workstation.
Git / SSH / API access happens outside your login flow.
GitLab has become the heart of your engineering org. But stolen tokens, compromised laptops, and rogue CI runners can all grant attackers access to private repos — often without touching your SSO or VPN.
SECURITY GAP
The Token Loophole
Identity and device-trust tools validate posture at login. GitLab grants access long after, using tokens and keys that never go back through those checks.
Once a token leaks, attackers can clone, push, and exfiltrate code from any device. With no continuous verification, the identity & device trust you paid for no longer applies.
The Solution
Zero Trust, enforced at the GitLab layer.
Identity: SSO-bound, verified developer accounts.
Device: OS patches, encryption, EDR, firewall, and integrity checks.
Context: IP, environment, CI runner state, and access patterns.
EDAMAME continuously verifies the devices behind GitLab access — not just login. It keeps your group’s IP allow-list in sync with the public IPs of compliant devices, so GitLab refuses requests from anywhere else.
Only devices that pass your policy keep their IP on the list. Everything else is blocked — tokens alone are no longer enough.
ARCHITECTURE
No inline proxies. No custom tunnels. Just native enforcement at the point where it matters: your code platform.
EDAMAME drives GitLab’s own control — the group IP allow-list on Premium and Ultimate — so that GitLab only serves requests from verified users on secure devices.
Developer Device → EDAMAME Trust Engine → GitLab
Core Capabilities
EDAMAME brings Zero Trust principles to every machine that touches your code — from laptops to CI runners — while keeping workflows fast and familiar.
Everything you need to secure GitLab without slowing developers.
Verified developer identity
Each device joins your organization with a work email and a one-time PIN, so every address on the allow-list traces back to a real, verified person.
Continuous device posture
Enforce encryption, patches, EDR, firewall, and integrity. If a device drifts out of compliance, its GitLab access is revoked in real time.
Native GitLab enforcement
Use the GitLab group IP allow-list (Premium or Ultimate) as the enforcement point. EDAMAME keeps it up to date with the public IPs of compliant devices.
CI/CD & mobile coverage
Apply the same trust model to GitLab runners, build agents, and mobile devices that interact with GitLab.
Developer-friendly experience
Lightweight agents and clear remediation guidance. Engineers keep their tools and workflows — security runs in the background.
Works with your stack
Runs alongside your IdP, VPN, EDR and MDM, with enforcement through GitHub, GitLab, Entra ID, Google, NetBird, Tailscale, FortiGate and Netskope. No rip-and-replace.
Comparison
EDAMAME delivers the security guarantees of on-prem and air-gapped systems — with the speed and flexibility of modern cloud development.
More than VPNs, air gaps, or IP allowlists.
Alternative
VPN / Tailscale / ZTNA
Once a device connects, it's often fully trusted. Posture checks are sparse, and GitLab access is not evaluated per request.
With EDAMAME
GitLab only accepts requests from the IPs of devices that pass posture right now. No tunnels. No implicit trust.
Alternative
On-prem / air-gapped Git
Strong isolation, but difficult for distributed teams, SaaS integrations, and cloud-native CI/CD.
With EDAMAME
Create a virtual air gap around GitLab (SaaS or self-managed). Only verified devices and identities can reach your repos.
Alternative
Static IP allowlists
Hard to maintain. Developer IPs change. No visibility into which device is behind an IP.
With EDAMAME
Dynamic, per-device allowlisting. GitLab only accepts traffic from currently trusted endpoints.
Migration
From on-prem or self-managed GitLab to GitLab SaaS — without losing control.
Move from on-prem or self-managed GitLab to GitLab SaaS with a Zero Trust model that keeps — and improves — your security posture.
Step 01
Assess & plan
Discover repos, users, devices, and CI pipelines. Map risks and target state for GitLab.
Step 02
Bind identity & devices
Invite developers; each device joins with a work email and a one-time PIN. Establish posture baselines.
Step 03
Enforce GitLab trust
Turn on dynamic allowlisting and enforcement for GitLab.
Step 04
Secure CI/CD
Validate CI runners and build agents before they pull code or secrets.
Step 05
Complete migration
Decommission legacy Git while maintaining consistent Zero Trust enforcement across all repos.
Threat Scenarios
Real attacks, blocked by design.
EDAMAME neutralizes the most common supply-chain and credential attack paths — before they reach your code.
Scenario
Stolen personal access token
Without EDAMAME
Attacker uses the token from any device to clone private repos.
With EDAMAME
The attacker’s IP is not on the allow-list → GitLab rejects the request, valid token or not.
Scenario
Compromised developer laptop
Without EDAMAME
Malware pushes or exfiltrates code using existing GitLab credentials.
With EDAMAME
Posture deteriorates → device automatically removed from allowlist → GitLab access revoked.
Scenario
Rogue CI/CD runner
Without EDAMAME
Malicious runner pulls secrets and injects backdoors into builds.
With EDAMAME
Runner fails posture or integrity checks → denied before accessing repos or secrets.
Trust & Impact
Security leaders choose EDAMAME to harden their code and pipelines.
Combine the assurance of air-gapped systems with the agility of GitLab SaaS. EDAMAME lets you enforce Zero Trust for GitLab SaaS and GitLab self-managed — without sacrificing developer velocity.
Stop supply-chain attacks at the source — your repos.
Strengthen SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliance with continuous device-posture evidence.
Win developer trust by making security feel invisible.
EDAMAME gave us the confidence to move to GitLab SaaS with the security guarantees we used to get from air-gapped infrastructure — without slowing our teams down.
Platform Security Lead
Global SaaS Company
