Open Source Security Podcast

By Josh Bressers & Kurt Seifried

Package identifiers are really hard

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Published January 07, 2024 6:00pm

Josh and Kurt talk about package identifiers. We break this down in the context of an OpenSSF response to a CISA paper on software identifications. The identifiers that get all the air time are purl, CPE, SWID, and OmniBOR. This is a surprisingly complex problem space. It feels easy, but it's not. Show Notes OpenSSF CISA response purl CPE OmniBOR SWID

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