Annex A 8.4
Access to source code
Read and write access to source code, development tools and software libraries is appropriately managed.
What an assessor looks for
Show repository permissions, branch protection and who can release. Expect questions about secrets committed to repositories.
Where it usually fails
Repository access is broad and unreviewed, and historical commits contain credentials that were never rotated.
Classification
- Theme
- A.8 Technological
- Control type
- Preventive
- Security properties
- Confidentiality, Integrity
- Cybersecurity concepts
- Protect
- ISO 27001:2013 equivalent
- 9.4.5
Control number and title are identifiers used as references. The classification above is our own analysis, aligned to the shape of the ISO 27002 attribute model rather than reproduced from it, and no text from the standard appears on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-03.
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