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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

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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 SDLC. 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 every GitLab interaction — not just login. For every request, we evaluate identity, device posture, and context before GitLab grants access.

Only when all signals pass does GitLab allow the operation. 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 orchestrates GitLab access controls — SSO enforcement and dynamic allowlists — 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 your entire SDLC — from laptops to CI runners — while keeping workflows fast and familiar.

Everything you need to secure GitLab without slowing developers.

Verified developer identity

Bind every device to a corporate identity via SSO/IdP. Tokens, SSH keys, and CLI access are always tied back to a real, verified person.

Verified developer identity

Bind every device to a corporate identity via SSO/IdP. Tokens, SSH keys, and CLI access are always tied back to a real, verified person.

Verified developer identity

Bind every device to a corporate identity via SSO/IdP. Tokens, SSH keys, and CLI access are always tied 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.

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.

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 GitLab’s native controls (SSO enforcement, IP allowlists, runner controls) as the enforcement point. EDAMAME keeps them up to date for you.

Native GitLab enforcement

Use GitLab’s native controls (SSO enforcement, IP allowlists, runner controls) as the enforcement point. EDAMAME keeps them up to date for you.

Native GitLab enforcement

Use GitLab’s native controls (SSO enforcement, IP allowlists, runner controls) as the enforcement point. EDAMAME keeps them up to date for you.

CI/CD & mobile coverage

Apply the same trust model to GitLab runners, build agents, and mobile devices that interact with GitLab.

CI/CD & mobile coverage

Apply the same trust model to GitLab runners, build agents, and mobile devices that interact with GitLab.

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.

Developer-friendly experience

Lightweight agents and clear remediation guidance. Engineers keep their tools and workflows — security runs in the background.

Developer-friendly experience

Lightweight agents and clear remediation guidance. Engineers keep their tools and workflows — security runs in the background.

Works with your stack

Integrates with your IdP, VPN, EDR, MDM/UEM, secrets managers, and CI tooling. No rip-and-replace.

Works with your stack

Integrates with your IdP, VPN, EDR, MDM/UEM, secrets managers, and CI tooling. No rip-and-replace.

Works with your stack

Integrates with your IdP, VPN, EDR, MDM/UEM, secrets managers, and CI tooling. 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

Every GitLab request is gated by current identity and device posture. No tunnels. No implicit trust.

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

Every GitLab request is gated by current identity and device posture. No tunnels. No implicit trust.

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

Every GitLab request is gated by current identity and device posture. 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
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
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.

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.

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

Connect to your IdP and enroll developer devices. 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 SDLC 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

Device not verified or out of posture → GitLab rejects all requests using that token.

Scenario

Compromised developer laptop

Without EDAMAME

With EDAMAME

Malware pushes or exfiltrates code using existing GitLab credentials.

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 SDLC.

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 compliance for SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIS2, DORA, and more.

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

Ready to secure GitLab with Zero Trust?

Protect your SDLC with continuous verification for every user, device, and session. Block token-based attacks, neutralize compromised devices, and keep your code safe in GitLab (SaaS or self-managed).

Ready to secure GitLab with Zero Trust?

Protect your SDLC with continuous verification for every user, device, and session. Block token-based attacks, neutralize compromised devices, and keep your code safe in GitLab (SaaS or self-managed).

Ready to secure GitLab with Zero Trust?

Protect your SDLC with continuous verification for every user, device, and session. Block token-based attacks, neutralize compromised devices, and keep your code safe in GitLab (SaaS or self-managed).

Try for free

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