What is Software Composition Analysis?

Software providers, developers, companies, and enthusiasts are realizing the importance of Software Composition Analysis (SCA) in the realm of modern application development. Net, no one wants be tomorrow’s headline.

To understand the role of SCA, a broad perspective is important. SCA offers advantages and added value for organizations that want to develop secure and better products. This is the only way to make an informed decision when defining an open source management strategy.

Software Composition Analysis (SCA) is a process for automating the visibility of the use of open source software (OSS). It is used for risk management, security and license compliance purposes. With the increasing use of open source (OS) in software across all industries, the need to track components is growing exponentially to protect organizations from open source related issues and vulnerabilities. Since the majority of software creation involves OS, manual tracking is difficult and requires the use of automation to scan source code, binaries and dependencies.

A robust SCA solution enables secure risk management in the use of open source throughout the software supply chain.

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