# Does GitOps enhance application security?

DevFeed: [Does GitOps enhance application security?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/does-gitops-enhance-application-security-7942.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://snyk.io/blog/gitops-application-security/>)

Author: Vandana Verma Sehgal

Published: 2023-08-21T05:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog RSS Feed | Snyk](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-rss-feed-snyk.md>)

Topics: [Application Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/application-security.md>), [CI/CD](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cicd.md>), [ci](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ci.md>)

Tags: [application-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/application-security.md>), [awareness](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/awareness.md>), [blog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog.md>), [ci](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci.md>), [ci-cd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci-cd.md>), [contentlab](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/contentlab.md>), [deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployment.md>), [developer](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer.md>), [devops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devops.md>), [docker](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/docker.md>), [git](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git.md>), [infrastructure-as-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure-as-code.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains GitOps principles and their role in application security. It describes declarative configuration, Git-based version control, automated change approvals, and continuous reconciliation for CI/CD and infrastructure delivery.

## Source excerpt

In this post, we'll explore GitOps' core principles, how they enhance application security, and how GitOps' rapid-change deployment process helps increase efficiency.