Do staging and test builds need dependency scanning if the data is fake?
Yes. Staging runs the same dependencies and holds real credentials and network paths. Scan the build, not the environment, and gate on the result.
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Yes. Staging runs the same dependencies and holds real credentials and network paths. Scan the build, not the environment, and gate on the result.
Whether a small company needs an SBOM: when it helps, when a customer will ask, how to generate one from a lockfile and what to do with it after.
Signing and provenance show who published a plugin and where it was built, not that it is harmless. What each proves, and how to use them well.
A verified signature tells you who made a commit, not that the files are safe. Here is what signing proves, what it cannot, and how to use it in review.
No. The NTIA minimum elements list seven data fields and license is not one of them, though the report names license management as a use case.
A repository scan reads source manifests, not the container images your Compose or Kubernetes files pull. How to close that gap with an image list.
Some projects bundle security fixes into a monthly release, others release as needed. Go and Kubernetes publish monthly patches; PHP releases as needed.
Only tags still listed in an official image's library file are rebuilt. Tags removed from it stay on Docker Hub but are no longer maintained.
Yes. A container base image is a dependency with its own OS packages and runtime. An old one carries a year of unpatched parts even if your code is current.
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