Summary:

The provided code changes cover a wide range of improvements to the Janssen Project's GitHub repository, with a strong focus on enhancing the project's security posture. The changes include the addition of various GitHub Actions workflows, updates to issue and pull request templates, and the introduction of a security policy.

The key security-related improvements are:

1. Dependency Management: The project has implemented Dependabot configuration to automatically update dependencies, and a GitHub Actions workflow to build and publish Docker images, ensuring that dependencies are kept up-to-date and secure.

2. Static Code Analysis and Testing: The project has integrated SonarCloud for continuous code quality and security analysis, as well as linting workflows (Flake8 and Markdown) to maintain code quality and consistency.

3. Secure Development Practices: The project has updated its pull request and issue templates to encourage secure development practices, such as reading guidelines, updating documentation, and running static code analysis.

4. Secure Build and Release Process: The project has implemented various GitHub Actions workflows to build, test, and publish packages and Docker images in a secure manner, including signing packages, generating checksums, and hardening the runner environment.

5. Security Monitoring and Reporting: The project has added a GitHub Actions workflow to regularly analyze the repository's security posture using the OSSF Scorecard tool, and a security policy to provide guidance on reporting and handling security vulnerabilities.

Overall, the provided code changes demonstrate a strong commitment to improving the security and maintainability of the Janssen Project, aligning with industry best practices for secure software development.

Files Changed:

• .gitattributes: Adds a file to enable automatic line ending normalization for text files in the repository.
• .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/development-item.md: Adds a new issue template for tracking development tasks.
• .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md: Adds a new issue template for reporting bugs.
• .github/CODEOWNERS: Defines code ownership for various components of the project.
• .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md: Adds a new issue template for feature requests.
• .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/failing-tests.md: Adds a new issue template for reporting failing tests.
• .github/SECURITY.md: Adds a security policy for the Janssen Project.
• .github/dependabot.yml: Configures Dependabot to automatically update dependencies.
• .github/maven-settings.xml: Configures Maven to authenticate with a GitHub server using environment variables.
• .github/pull_request_template.md: Updates the pull request template to encourage secure development practices.
• .github/workflows/build-docker-image.yml: Adds a workflow to build and publish Docker images for the Janssen Project.
• .github/workflows/build-docs.yml: Adds a workflow to publish the project's documentation to GitHub Pages.
• .github/workflows/lint-docs.yml: Adds a workflow to lint the project's documentation.
• .github/workflows/build-nightly-build.yml: Adds a workflow to create nightly builds for the GitHub CLI.
• .github/workflows/build-test.yml: Adds a workflow to build, test, and publish the Janssen Project's applications.
• .github/workflows/ops-label-pr-issues.yml: Adds a workflow to automatically label pull requests and issues.
• .github/workflows/lint-flak8.yml: Adds a workflow to run Flake8 linting on Python code.
• .github/workflows/build-packages.yml: Adds a workflow to publish packages for the Janssen Project.
• .github/workflows/scan-dependency.yml: Adds a workflow to scan dependencies for known vulnerabilities.
• .github/workflows/test-jans-pycloudlib.yml: Adds a workflow to run tests for the jans-pycloudlib project.
• .github/workflows/scan-sonar.yml: Adds a workflow to perform code quality checks using SonarCloud.
• .github/workflows/security-scorecard.yml: Adds a workflow to analyze the repository's security posture using the OSSF Scorecard tool.