AppSec for All

Application Security (AppSec) Simplified

This repository demonstrates how to automate Application Security workflows using SonarCloud, Airtable, and Tines. By combining these tools, you can streamline your AppSec operations, uncover insights, and save time—all using free-tier tools.

How It Works

1. SonarCloud scans your code for bugs, vulnerabilities, and code smells.
2. Airtable organizes and visualizes metrics, trends, and insights.
3. Tines automates the entire process, from repository onboarding to data syncing.

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Setup Instructions

1. Sign up for SonarCloud

   • Add your organization and onboard your repositories.
   • Use the free tier for public repositories to enable static application security testing (SAST).

2. Import the Tines Story

   • Download and import the story: appsec-manager.json.
   • Configure your API tokens for SonarCloud, Airtable, and GitHub.

3. Clone the Airtable Base

   • Use our publicly available base: AppSec Manager Base.
   • Organize metrics across four key tables:
     • Project Metrics: Snapshot of overall health.
     • Trends: Historical data for deltas in bugs, vulnerabilities, and code smells.
     • Issues: Detailed problem inventory by severity and type.
     • Security Insights: Focus on vulnerabilities and security hotspots.

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Key Features

1. SonarCloud Integration

• Automatically analyze public GitHub repositories using SonarCloud’s free tier.
• Add Quality Gate badges to repository READMEs using the GitHub API.
• Example badge integration script:

curl -X PUT \
  "https://api.github.com/repos/<username>/<repository>/contents/README.md" \
  -H "Authorization: token <<YOUR_GITHUB_TOKEN>>" \
  -d '{
    "message": "Add SonarCloud Quality Gate Badge",
    "content": "<BASE64_ENCODED_README>",
    "sha": "<CURRENT_FILE_SHA>"
  }'

2. Airtable Metrics and Dashboards

• Store, track, and visualize AppSec metrics.
• Sync metrics dynamically using Airtable’s API.
• Example API call for syncing data:

curl -X POST \
  "https://api.airtable.com/v0/<base_id>/<table_name>" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer <<YOUR_AIRTABLE_API_KEY>>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "records": [
      {
        "fields": {
          "Project Name": "My Project",
          "Bugs": 5,
          "Vulnerabilities": 1,
          "Code Smells": 12
        }
      }
    ]
  }'

3. Tines Automation

• Automate repository onboarding and configuration via SonarCloud’s APIs.
• Extract metrics, calculate deltas, and sync data to Airtable seamlessly.
• Example metric delta calculation:

{
  "current_metrics": {
    "Bugs": 10,
    "Vulnerabilities": 2
  },
  "previous_metrics": {
    "Bugs": 12,
    "Vulnerabilities": 3
  },
  "output": {
    "Bug Delta": -2,
    "Vulnerability Delta": -1
  }
}

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Results

With SonarCloud analyzing code, Airtable structuring metrics, and Tines automating workflows, this system:

• Scans code for actionable insights.
• Tracks metrics and trends over time.
• Reduces manual effort while ensuring accuracy.

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Get Started Today

1. Sign up for SonarCloud.
2. Import the Tines story.
3. Clone the Airtable base.

For questions or contributions, feel free to open an issue.

Happy automating! 🚀