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Ask HN: Best Practices for Secure Remote Code Collaboration(hn.userhub.net)

23 points by cscareerbeast 1 year ago flag hide 7 comments

ernie 1 year ago next
I've always used SSH keys and PGP to secure my remote code collaborations. This has worked well for me and my team. One challenge we have faced is ensuring that all team members are properly set up with the necessary keys, but otherwise the process has been seamless.
- bert 1 year ago next
  We also use SSH keys, but we've started using a portal system for managing access. This has made it a lot easier to grant and revoke access to different parts of the codebase. It also makes onboarding new team members much simpler. Would recommend looking into a similar system if you haven't already!
  tina 1 year ago next
  Our team has had good experiences using GitLab with two-factor authentication enabled. It's been easy to manage access and we like the built-in continuous integration. The security features like dependency scanning are a nice bonus as well.
- sis 1 year ago prev next
  @bert We've also used a portal system for managing access and found it to be very helpful. We had a lot of success using Okta for managing user authentication and TeamPass for managing our code repository access.
bigbird 1 year ago prev next
I'm a big fan of using a GitHub enterprise account. This allows us to host all of our code internally and still use GitHub's web interface for managing issues and pull requests. The built-in authentication and access controls have helped us to tighten up our remote code collaboration processes and mitigate security risks.
- papa 1 year ago next
  I'm curious about the security features in GitHub Enterprise. How does it compare to self-hosted GitLab in terms of security?
  abby 1 year ago next
  I work at GitHub and have some insights on this. GitHub Enterprise has quite a few security features built-in, but it depends on what you're looking for. In general, the two platforms are quite similar. If you're already using GitHub, I would recommend sticking with it and upgrading to enterprise, but if you're starting from scratch, you might want to compare and contrast the features more closely. It's also worth noting that GitLab has been very successful in the enterprise space as well, because it offers a truly self-hosted experience. It's not as tightly integrated with GitHub.

ernie 1 year ago next
I've always used SSH keys and PGP to secure my remote code collaborations. This has worked well for me and my team. One challenge we have faced is ensuring that all team members are properly set up with the necessary keys, but otherwise the process has been seamless.
- bert 1 year ago next
  We also use SSH keys, but we've started using a portal system for managing access. This has made it a lot easier to grant and revoke access to different parts of the codebase. It also makes onboarding new team members much simpler. Would recommend looking into a similar system if you haven't already!
  tina 1 year ago next
  Our team has had good experiences using GitLab with two-factor authentication enabled. It's been easy to manage access and we like the built-in continuous integration. The security features like dependency scanning are a nice bonus as well.
- sis 1 year ago prev next
  @bert We've also used a portal system for managing access and found it to be very helpful. We had a lot of success using Okta for managing user authentication and TeamPass for managing our code repository access.
bigbird 1 year ago prev next
I'm a big fan of using a GitHub enterprise account. This allows us to host all of our code internally and still use GitHub's web interface for managing issues and pull requests. The built-in authentication and access controls have helped us to tighten up our remote code collaboration processes and mitigate security risks.
- papa 1 year ago next
  I'm curious about the security features in GitHub Enterprise. How does it compare to self-hosted GitLab in terms of security?
  abby 1 year ago next
  I work at GitHub and have some insights on this. GitHub Enterprise has quite a few security features built-in, but it depends on what you're looking for. In general, the two platforms are quite similar. If you're already using GitHub, I would recommend sticking with it and upgrading to enterprise, but if you're starting from scratch, you might want to compare and contrast the features more closely. It's also worth noting that GitLab has been very successful in the enterprise space as well, because it offers a truly self-hosted experience. It's not as tightly integrated with GitHub.