cyclonedx
Safeguard articles tagged "cyclonedx" — guides, analysis, and best practices for software supply chain and application security.
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SBOM File Formats, Explained
An SBOM file is only useful if the tools reading it agree on its structure — here's what CycloneDX, SPDX, and SWID actually look like and when each one fits.
CycloneDX vs SPDX: SBOM Formats Compared
CycloneDX vs SPDX: how the two SBOM formats differ in vulnerability data, licensing, regulatory recognition, and conversion — and which to pick.
SBOM Example: Reading a Real CycloneDX and SPDX Document
One component, two formats: a field-by-field walkthrough of a real CycloneDX and SPDX SBOM — purls, licenses, hashes, dependency graphs, and how to validate your own.
SBOM standards and formats compared (SPDX vs CycloneDX vs...
SPDX, CycloneDX, and Syft JSON aren't interchangeable. A concrete breakdown of what each format is for, where Anchore's Syft defaults, and how Safeguard handles both.
Tern SBOM Generation Walkthrough for 2026
A walkthrough of generating SBOMs with Tern in 2026, covering layer-by-layer inspection, CycloneDX output, and practical comparison with Syft.
CycloneDX 1.7 Migration Guide From 1.5
A practical migration path from CycloneDX 1.5 to 1.7 covering schema changes, machine learning BOM additions, formulation, and the tooling adjustments required.
AI Bill of Materials (ML-BOM) Standards in 2026
A senior engineer's survey of AI-BOM and ML-BOM standards in 2026, from CycloneDX ML components to SPDX 3.0 AI profile, and what to actually ship.
Java SBOM Generation Tools Compared
Six tools generate SBOMs from Java projects. They disagree on transitive depth, license fields, and licensing of their own output. A head-to-head.
Best SBOM Management Platforms 2026 Review
A 2026 review of the best SBOM management platforms, comparing Dependency-Track, Anchore, Kusari, and Safeguard on depth and compliance.
SBOM Quality Benchmarking: What We Found in 2024
We scored 1,200 production SBOMs in 2024 across CycloneDX and SPDX. The quality distribution is worse than advertised and we have the numbers.
CycloneDX vs SPDX in Practice: Choosing an SBOM Format
Both formats are standards, both are mandated somewhere, and your tooling probably emits both. What actually differs when you run CycloneDX and SPDX in production.
CycloneDX and SPDX: Why Safeguard Supports Both and How We Normalize Between Them
The SBOM format debate misses the point. Safeguard ingests both CycloneDX and SPDX, normalizes to a common model, and lets you query and export in either format.
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