Software Composition Analysis Overview

FossID finds all open source across your entire codebase, even down to modified code snippets.

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What should you expect from your SCA solution?

Software Composition Analysis (SCA) is critical for maintaining a strong security posture. SCA tools and techniques are used to examine software applications and identify third-party and open-source components along with their associated security vulnerabilities or legal license restrictions.

With the explosion of open source software (OSS) adoption, effective SCA is essential to truly knowing what security vulnerabilities or software license compliance infringements may be lurking in your codebase.

Further, now that AI coding assistants are becoming mainstream, not only must an SCA solution scan your entire codebase, but to be effective SCA technology must have the ability to accurately identify code snippets belonging to open source software components.

Powerful SCA Capabilities

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SBOM Management

Ingest supplier SBOMs, consolidate and export NTIA-compliant SBOMs so you can easily meet regulatory security requirements.

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Code Snippet Detection

Find the smallest blocks of open source so your team can confidently leverage AI-generated code with visibility into license or security risk.

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Policy Management

Define and enforce open source policies for clear guidance and strict control over what open source software can and cannot be used in your applications.

Flexible and Customizable Workflows

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CLI for Ease of Use

The Command Line Interface (CLI) enables you to audit your software without accessing the original source code, helping ensure the integrity of your software supply chain.

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SDLC Integration

Integrate software composition analysis throughout various stages of your SDLC to maximize productivity and minimize surprises found after deployment.

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API for Automation

Script a variety of tasks including scanning, gating, report generation and user administration with the JSON-RPC API for even greater productivity.

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Secure and Scalable Deployment Options

The flexible architecture of the FossID Software Composition Analysis (SCA) tools allows for cloud, hybrid, or on-premise deployment to meet your performance and security requirements.

You can also address strict privacy and confidentiality demands by deploying FossID Workbench and the FossID Knowledge Base in an isolated, air-gapped, environment, ensuring data security and control.

Services to Fast-Track Your Success

FossID Workbench includes comprehensive policy management to help you filter open source code findings and raise non-compliance alerts from unapproved software components or components with security vulnerabilities and incompatible licenses.

You can easily prevent usage of strong/weak copyleft or source-available software licenses in your products and services.

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Powered by the Industry-Leading OSS Intelligence Database

Our OSS intelligence database is maintained and curated by a dedicated research team. It covers over 3 Petabytes of software components coming from dozens of public sources and user contribution sites.

Software Components

Software Licenses

Vulnerable Snippets

Integrate CI/CD pipelines

Product Demo

Watch exactly how FossID helps DevOps and engineering teams take control of open source risk – without disrupting your workflow.

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