Tutorial: Advanced use case for GitLab Pipeline Execution Policies

Pipeline execution policies in the GitLab DevSecOps platform provide a robust method for enforcing CI/CD jobs across projects by allowing engineering or security teams to inject mandatory jobs into developers' YAML pipeline definition files. This ensures that essential jobs, such as security scanners, are executed regardless of a developer's configuration in their `.gitlab-ci.yml` file. In regulated environments, these policies help maintain compliance by enforcing a standard set of jobs and stages, causing any non-conforming pipeline to fail. Implementation requires a shell script to interact with the GitLab API and a YAML configuration to define approved stages and jobs, injected into the pipeline via these policies. The process involves creating a new Pipeline Execution Policy, configuring it to inject the YAML code into a project's pipeline, and managing security to prevent unauthorized changes. This innovation allows for versatile applications beyond security, such as making group-level variables universally accessible or developing a standardized pipeline template. GitLab encourages experimentation with this feature among Ultimate customers, offering a trial for those interested in exploring its potential.

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