# ⚡ Zero-Setup / Near-Zero Friction Testing & Security Controls
⚡ Zero-Setup / Near-Zero Friction Testing & Security Controls
Section titled “⚡ Zero-Setup / Near-Zero Friction Testing & Security Controls”You asked for “world‑class, enterprise‑grade, uncompromising” without paying and ideally without building custom frameworks. This doc lists options you can flip on or reuse now with almost no extra authoring.
1. Already Active (No Work Needed)
Section titled “1. Already Active (No Work Needed)”Capability | Mechanism | Where |
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Unit + Integration Harness | Vitest + jsdom + MSW | vitest.config.ts , tests/ |
E2E / Cross‑Browser | Playwright (config present) | playwright.config.ts |
Performance & Accessibility | Lighthouse CI | .lighthouserc.js |
Static App Security (SAST) | CodeQL Advanced | .github/workflows/codeql.yml |
Container / Image Scanning | Trivy | deploy-zitadel.yml |
Dependency Audit | npm audit (site & studio) | deploy-zitadel.yml |
Security Auto-Fix | Custom script + workflow | security-autofix*.js |
Branch Protection / CI Gate | branch-protection.yml | GitHub Workflows |
2. Turnkey Additions (Copy/Paste → Power On)
Section titled “2. Turnkey Additions (Copy/Paste → Power On)”Goal | Tool | Effort | Notes |
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Secrets Scanning Upgrade | gitleaks | 5 min | Stronger than simple grep |
SBOM Generation | Syft | 5 min | SPDX + CycloneDX artifacts |
License Compliance | CycloneDX JSON + simple allowlist script | 10 min | Fail on disallowed licenses |
DAST (Baseline) | OWASP ZAP Baseline | 10–15 min | Non-blocking baseline mode |
Semgrep SAST Coverage | Semgrep OSS | 5–10 min | Adds broad rule pack |
Dependency Vuln Depth | osv-scanner | 5 min | Complements npm audit |
Policy Aggregation | OPA / Conftest | 15–25 min | Start w/ coverage + high vuln rules |
Mutation Strength Sample | Stryker (select dirs) | 20–30 min | Weekly only |
Each can be introduced without rewriting existing tests.
3. Modes: Minimal vs Hardened vs Continuous
Section titled “3. Modes: Minimal vs Hardened vs Continuous”Mode | CI Time Budget | What’s Enabled | Blocking? |
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Minimal (PR) | < 8 min | Lint, Types, Unit, Integration (fast), gitleaks, SBOM, audit | Coverage warn only |
Hardened (main) | 12–15 min | + Playwright (chromium), Semgrep, osv, Trivy, ZAP baseline | High vulns block |
Continuous (scheduled) | 20–30 min | + Full Playwright matrix, mutation sample, deep Semgrep | Strict gates |
4. Absolutely Zero Custom Code Options
Section titled “4. Absolutely Zero Custom Code Options”If you wanted to skip even MSW/tests authoring (not recommended long-term):
Category | Option | Trade-offs |
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API Tests | Thunder Client Collections (exported to repo) | Manual assertions, no automation gating |
Generated Unit Tests | AI extensions (EarlyAI, Testent) | May produce shallow assertions |
Runtime Smoke | Playwright codegen (npx playwright codegen ) | Requires maintenance when UI shifts |
Exploratory Security | ZAP Baseline only | Misses logic-specific flaws |
These give quick surface coverage but lack depth vs curated hand-written tests.
5. Pre-Wired Scripts to Add
Section titled “5. Pre-Wired Scripts to Add”Add to root package.json
(if / when you wire the turnkey tools):
{ "scripts": { "scan:secrets": "gitleaks detect -f sarif -r gitleaks.sarif || true", "scan:sbom": "syft dir:. -o cyclonedx-json=sbom.cdx.json,spdx-json=sbom.spdx.json", "scan:osv": "osv-scanner --recursive --json . > osv.json || true", "scan:semgrep": "semgrep ci --sarif --output semgrep.sarif || true", "scan:licenses": "node scripts/license-check.js", "test:mutation": "stryker run", "scan:aggregate": "node scripts/aggregate-quality.js" }}
All emit artifacts—can be uploaded or fed into OPA later.
6. Suggested Workflow Skeleton (Conceptual)
Section titled “6. Suggested Workflow Skeleton (Conceptual)”See ENTERPRISE_TESTING_FREE.md
for the full blueprint; you can graft only the pieces you want now. Core idea: parallelize security scans with test lanes.
7. Minimal Policy (Optional Early Gate)
Section titled “7. Minimal Policy (Optional Early Gate)”deny[msg] { input.coverage.global < 0.70; msg := "Coverage under 70%" }deny[msg] { some v in input.vulns.high; msg := "High dependency vulnerability: " ++ v.id }deny[msg] { some s in input.secrets; s.severity == "HIGH" }
Start in report-only (log), then switch to blocking after baseline stabilizes.
8. What NOT to Add (Yet)
Section titled “8. What NOT to Add (Yet)”Thing | Why Defer |
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Full fuzz harness | No complex parsers yet |
End-to-end visual regression | UI footprint small right now |
Distributed load testing | No performance SLA defined |
Exhaustive mutation across codebase | Cost > value early |
9. Fast Win Order (1-Hour Sprint)
Section titled “9. Fast Win Order (1-Hour Sprint)”- gitleaks (secrets)
- syft (SBOM) + upload
- osv-scanner (vulns)
- semgrep (non-blocking)
- ZAP baseline (scheduled) – optional if time
That alone jumps maturity significantly.
10. Summary
Section titled “10. Summary”You already have a strong core. By layering 4–6 lightweight scanners and a tiny policy gate, you get enterprise-style breadth for free with almost no bespoke code. Expand only when signal > noise.