# Why repository-centric security still needs an artifact access control plane

DevFeed: [Why repository-centric security still needs an artifact access control plane](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/why-repository-centric-security-still-needs-an-artifact-access-control-plane-12282.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://platformengineering.org/blog/why-repository-centric-security-still-needs-an-artifact-access-control-plane>)

Author: Adrian Herrera

Published: 2026-07-23T05:40:01Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Platform Engineering Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/platform-engineering-blog.md>)

Topics: [supply-chain-security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/supply-chain-security.md>), [CI/CD](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cicd.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authorization.md>), [iac-security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/iac-security.md>)

Tags: [access-control](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/access-control.md>), [ci-cd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci-cd.md>), [infrastructure-as-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure-as-code.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [security-policies](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security-policies.md>), [software-supply-chain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-supply-chain.md>), [vulnerability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerability.md>), [vulnerability-scanning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerability-scanning.md>)

## AI overview

The article explains that repository-centric security controls can leave gaps because dependency access is distributed across CI runners, ephemeral build agents, public registries, developer tooling, and automation. It argues for an artifact access control plane, including Virtual Registries, to enforce security policies inline across CI/CD execution paths, complementing repository-based vulnerability scanning, license analysis, dependency governance, and remediation.

## Source excerpt

Repository security gaps: Distributed dependency access bypasses centralized analysis. Virtual Registries offer the critical inline control plane to enforce artifact security policies across your CI/CD pipeline.