SOC 2's CC8.1 requires production changes to be authorised, reviewed and tested. For a software company that's proven in GitHub — branch protection, required reviews and green CI gates. We show where you stand.
Run a free domain scan All checks →We map SOC 2's change-management requirement to concrete GitHub controls: that no one can push straight to production without review, that CI must pass before merge, that admins don't bypass the rules, and that change history is traceable per commit.
CC8.1 is often where tech companies get stuck in the audit — not because the process is missing, but because it can't be proven technically. Branch protection and required reviews are the evidence an auditor actually accepts.
Does this replace our SOC 2 audit?
No — we deliver the technical evidence for CC8.1 that you and your auditor use. We don't issue the SOC 2 report.
Type I or Type II?
The evidence serves both — Type II additionally requires the control to be shown operating over time, which branch-protection history demonstrates.
Does code have to leave us?
No — the control reads repo settings via API and can run without code leaving the environment.
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