DevOps Glossary

Approach to software design that focuses on defining system behavior through examples and scenarios.

Lightweight Docker-based development environments for PHP applications, simplifying local development setup.

Dependency manager for Chef cookbooks, simplifying the process of managing and versioning cookbook dependencies.

Pre-release testing phase where a sample of the intended audience tries the product to uncover any bugs or issues.

Web-based version control repository hosting service for Git and Mercurial projects, owned by Atlassian.

Testing method where the internal structure/design of the item being tested is not known to the tester.

Process of analyzing incidents or failures without assigning blame, focusing on learning and improvement.

Extent of damage or impact that could result from a failure or security breach in a system.

Technique for releasing applications by shifting traffic between two identical environments running different versions.

Group responsible for defending against and responding to cyber attacks in an organization.

Automated attempt by malicious actors to compromise systems or steal data using software programs (bots).

Solutions designed to detect, prevent, and mitigate bot-related threats to websites and applications.

Automated software applications that run scripted tasks, often used in both beneficial and malicious contexts.

Point in a system where the flow of data or processes is constrained, limiting overall system performance.

Core concept in Domain-Driven Design, defining the limits within which a particular model is applicable.

Creating a divergent copy of source code to develop features or fix bugs without affecting the main codebase.

Security vulnerability where restrictions on authenticated users are not properly enforced.

Security flaw allowing attackers to compromise passwords, keys, or session tokens to assume user identities.

Vulnerability where an application does not restrict function access to appropriate users.

Security issue where an application does not verify if the user has permission to access a specific object.

Security vulnerability where flaws in the authentication process allow unauthorized access to user accounts.

Framework for modeling, deploying, and managing distributed applications across cloud environments.

Container for storing objects in cloud storage services like Amazon S3 or Google Cloud Storage.

Buffer temporarily holds data for processing; cache stores frequently accessed data for quick retrieval.

Initiative offering rewards to individuals for discovering and reporting software bugs or vulnerabilities.