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+# Standards and References - Securing Helm Chart Deployments
+
+## NIST SP 800-190
+- Section 4.1: Image vulnerabilities and configuration defects
+- Section 5.2: Registry security and chart provenance
+- Section 5.4: Secure deployment configuration
+
+## CIS Kubernetes Benchmark v1.8
+- 5.2.1-5.2.9: Pod Security Standards enforced via chart defaults
+- 5.7.3: Apply security context to pods and containers
+
+## SLSA (Supply chain Levels for Software Artifacts)
+- Level 1: Documented build process (Helm chart CI)
+- Level 2: Source version controlled, signed provenance
+- Level 3: Hardened build platform, signed artifacts
+- Level 4: Two-party review, hermetic builds
+
+## Helm Security Resources
+
+| Resource | URL |
+|----------|-----|
+| Helm Security Best Practices | https://helm.sh/docs/chart_best_practices/ |
+| Helm Provenance and Integrity | https://helm.sh/docs/topics/provenance/ |
+| kube-linter | https://github.com/stackrox/kube-linter |
+| checkov Kubernetes checks | https://www.checkov.io/5.Policy%20Index/kubernetes.html |
+| helm-secrets plugin | https://github.com/jkroepke/helm-secrets |
+
+## Compliance Mappings
+
+### PCI DSS v4.0
+- Req 6.3.1: Security vulnerabilities identified and managed
+- Req 6.5.1: Changes controlled by change control processes
+
+### SOC 2
+- CC8.1: Change management - Controlled deployment processes