Ensure Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) is required from all third-party suppliers

MediumLevel 1Manual reviewgithub

Description

A Software Bill Of Materials (SBOM) is a file that specifies each component of software or a build process. Require an SBOM from every third-party provider. A Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) for every third-party artifact helps to ensure an artifact is safe to use and fully compliant. This file lists all important metadata, especially all the dependencies of an artifact ... Reported as a manual review item: no reliable read-only gh api check exists for this control.

How it is checked

Audit method: Manual review

This recommendation cannot be checked automatically. A scan lists it with these instructions when you pass --include-manual.

For every third-party dependency in use, ensure it has a Software Bill of Materials. Expected state: For every third-party dependency in use, require a Software Bill of Materials from its supplier.

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

For every third-party dependency in use, require a Software Bill of Materials from its supplier.

Properties

Operating systems: Any
Tags: githubdependencies
Reference: CIS GitHub Benchmark v1.2.0 - 3.1.2 Ensure Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) is required from all third-party suppliers