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Hey SBOM enthusiasts 👋, These are common challenges faced by all SBOM authors. How can fields such as “NOASSERTION”, “NONE” be filled at a scale ? This issue is widespread because SBOM generation tools often have gaps and limitation. I do not blame any tool for this; it is beyond their capability, as these tools are primarily design to capture the dependencies of a software. SBOM generation depends on various factors, such as the programming language, the package manager used, the type of SBOM build( source build, build time or post build) and the information provided by the software author on their site. ...

GitHub Release Monitoring: SBOM Automation for External Repos 🚀 If you’ve been following our sbommv blog series, welcome to the fourth one—each post tackling a new challenge around SBOM automation. Here’s a quick recap of what we’ve covered so far: GitHub Release Transfers: How to fetch SBOMs from GitHub release pages and move them to systems like folders, Dependency-Track, Interlynk, or AWS S3. Folder Monitoring: Running sbommv in daemon mode to continuously watch a local folder and upload new SBOMs as they appear. AWS S3 Integration: Adding S3 as both an input and output adapter, enabling SBOM flows to and from S3 buckets. In short, sbommv is a tool built for automation—designed to seamlessly move SBOMs across systems, with support for format conversion, metadata enrichment, and monitoring workflows like folders. ...