NIST Special Publication 800 -218 Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF) Version 1.1: Recommendations for Mitigating the Risk of Software Vulnerabilities Murugiah Souppaya Karen Scarfone Donna Dodson This publication is available free of charge from: https://doi.org/10.6028/ NIST.SP.800- 218 NIST Special Publication 800 -218 Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF) Version 1.1: Recommendations for Mitigating the Risk of Software Vulnerabilities Murugiah Souppaya Computer Security Division Information Technology Laboratory Karen Scarfone Scarfone Cybersecurity Clifton, VA Donna Dodson* * Former NIST employee; all work for this publication was done while at NIST. This publication is available free of charge from: https://doi.org/10.6028/ NIST.SP.800- 218 February 2022 U.S. Department of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo , Secretary National Institute of Standards and Technology James K. Olthoff , Performing the Non -Exclusive Functions and Duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology & Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology Authority This publication has been developed by NIST in accordance with its statutory responsibilities under the Federal Information Security M odernization Act (FISMA) of 2014 , 44 U.S.C. § 355 1 et seq. , Public Law (P.L.) 113 -283. NIST is responsible for developing information security standards and guidelines, incl uding minimum re quirements for f ederal information systems, but such standards and guidelines shall not apply to national security systems without the express approval of appropriate f ederal officials exercising policy authority over such systems. This guideline is consis tent with the requirements of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A -130. Nothing in this publication should be taken to contradict the standards and guidelines made mandatory and binding on f ederal agencies by the Secretary of Commerce under statutory authority. Nor should these guidelines be interpreted as altering or superseding the existing authorities of the Secretary of Commerce, Director of the OMB, or any other f ederal official. This publication may be used by nongovernmental organiza tions on a voluntary basis and is not subject to copyright in the United States. Attribution would, however, be appreciated by NIST. National Institute of Standards and Technology Special Publication 800-218 Natl. Inst. Stand. Technol. Spec. Publ. 800- 218, 36 pages ( February 2022) CODEN: NSPUE2 This publication is available free of charge from: https://doi.org/10.6028/ NIST.SP.800 -218 Certain commercial entities, equipment, or materials may be identified in this document in order to describe an experimental procedure or concept adequately. Such identification is not intended t o imply recommendation or endorsement by NIST, nor is it intended to imply that the entities, materials, or equipment are necessarily the best available for the purpose. There may be references in this publication to other publications currently under development by NIST in accordance with its assigned statutory responsibilities. The information in this publication, including concepts and methodologies, may be used by f ederal agencies even before the completion of such companion publications. Thus, until e ach publication is completed, current requirements, guideline s, and procedures, where they exist, remain operative. For planning and transition purposes, f ederal agencies may wish to closely follow the development of these new publications by NIST. Organ izations are encouraged to review all draft publications during public comment periods and provide feedback to NIST. Many NIST cybersecurity publications , ot her than the ones noted above, are available at https://csrc.nist.gov/publications . Submit c omments on this publication to: ssdf@nist.gov