Secure Development Policy Template
Secure development lifecycle aligned with ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A controls A.8.25 through A.8.31.
What This Policy Covers
Required Sections
A compliant Secure Development Policy for ISO 27001 must include the following11 sections. Each section addresses a specific control requirement that auditors will review.
Purpose and Scope
Policy objectives and Annex A.8.25–A.8.31 references.
Secure Development Lifecycle
SDLC phases, security gates, roles and responsibilities (A.8.25).
Security Requirements Definition
Defining and documenting security requirements for new applications and changes (A.8.26).
Secure Architecture and Design
Threat modeling, secure-by-design principles, reference architectures (A.8.27).
Secure Coding Standards
Approved languages, frameworks, OWASP ASVS controls, mandatory code review (A.8.28).
Source Code Protection
Version control access, branch protection, secrets management (supports A.8.4).
Security Testing
SAST, DAST, SCA/dependency scanning, penetration testing, and acceptance criteria (A.8.29).
Outsourced Development
Security requirements and oversight for third-party development work (A.8.30).
Environment Separation
Separation of development, test, and production environments; data handling across environments (A.8.31).
Change Management Integration
How changes flow through the SDLC into production — links to A.8.32 Change Management Policy.
Training and Competency
Secure development training requirements for engineers and reviewers.
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Policy Details
Other ISO 27001 Templates
Top-level information security management system policy.
Risk management methodology aligned with ISO 27005.
Mandatory ISMS document per ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Clause 6.1.3(d) — exhaustive table of all 93 Annex A controls with applicability, justification, implementation status, and exclusion rationale.
Defines access control requirements aligned with ISO 27001 Annex A controls A.5.15 and A.8.2.
Information asset inventory and classification aligned with ISO 27001 controls A.5.9 and A.5.10.
Information security incident management aligned with ISO 27001 controls A.5.24 and A.5.25.
Information security aspects of business continuity aligned with ISO 27001 controls A.5.29 and A.5.30.
Managing information security risks in supplier relationships per ISO 27001 controls A.5.19 and A.5.20.