"GUAC 0.1 Beta: Google's Breakthrough Framework for Secure Software Supply Chains"

Google has announced the 0.1 Beta version of GUAC, which stands for Graph for Understanding Artifact Composition. It will help organizations secure their software supply chains. The search giant is making the open source framework available as an Application Programming Interface (API) for developers to integrate their tools and policy engines. GUAC aims to compile software security metadata from various sources into a graph database that illustrates the relationships between software, thus enabling organizations to determine how one piece of software impacts another. According to Google's documentation, GUAC provides organizations with organized and actionable insights into their software supply chain security position. It should consolidate Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) documents, SLSA attestations, OSV vulnerability feeds, a company's internal private metadata, and more to help create a clearer risk profile and visualize the relationships between artifacts, packages, and repositories. This article continues to discuss the 0.1 Beta version of GUAC. 

THN reports "GUAC 0.1 Beta: Google's Breakthrough Framework for Secure Software Supply Chains"