Episode 410 – Package identifiers are really hard

Josh and Kurt talk about package identifiers. We break this down in the context of an OpenSSF response to a CISA paper on software identifications. The identifiers that get all the air time are purl, CPE, SWID, and OmniBOR. This is a surprisingly complex problem space. It feels easy, but it’s not. Show Notes

air cisa context cpe cwe down easy hard josh openssf package podcast problem response security software space swid