# Feature Flag Security in your CI/CD Pipeline

DevFeed: [Feature Flag Security in your CI/CD Pipeline](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/feature-flag-security-in-your-ci-cd-pipeline-13396.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.harness.io/blog/feature-flag-security-in-your-ci-cd-pipeline>)

Author: Lena Sano

Published: 2026-07-22T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Harness Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/harness-blog.md>)

Topics: [feature flags](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/feature-flags.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [CI/CD](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cicd.md>), [AI Agent](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-agent.md>)

Tags: [ai-agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agent.md>), [ci-cd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci-cd.md>), [cleanup](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cleanup.md>), [feature](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/feature.md>), [feature-flagging](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/feature-flagging.md>), [feature-flags](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/feature-flags.md>), [governance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/governance.md>), [lifecycle](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/lifecycle.md>), [local](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/local.md>), [pii](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pii.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>), [remote](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/remote.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains security practices for Harness Feature Management and Experimentation. It covers local versus remote feature-flag evaluation, privacy considerations for sensitive user data, governance, automated cleanup, and an AI agent for feature-flag lifecycle management.

## Source excerpt

Secure feature flags with Harness FME using local or remote evaluation, automated cleanup, governance, and AI-powered lifecycle management. | Blog