APPLICATION SECURITY TESTING (AST)
Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
Software Composition Analysis (SCA) is a critical process in modern software development, designed to manage and secure the open-source components and third-party libraries used in your applications.
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What is SCA?
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How SCA Works?
Component Identification
The SCA tool scans the entire codebase, identifying all open-source and third-party components, including direct and transitive dependencies.
Vulnerability Matching
It then matches these components against a comprehensive database of known vulnerabilities, such as the National Vulnerability Database (NVD), to detect any security risks associated with the components.
License Analysis
SCA also checks the licenses of all identified components to ensure compliance with the organization’s licensing policies, flagging any potential legal issues.
Version Management
The tool tracks the versions of all components and alerts the team if any are outdated or if there are available patches that could mitigate security risks.
Reporting and Remediation
After the analysis, SCA generates detailed reports that include the vulnerabilities found, their severity, license issues, and recommendations for updating or replacing insecure components.
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