SBOM.WIKI

The living encyclopedia of Software Bills of Materials

Contents

  • What is an SBOM?
  • Formats & Standards
  • Dependency Trees
  • License Mapping
  • Vulnerability Tracking
  • Supply Chain Security

Software Bill of Materials

A formal, machine-readable inventory of software components and dependencies. Like a nutrition label for code — listing every ingredient that went into building your application.

SPDX 2.3 | CycloneDX 1.5

Dependency Graph

The tree structure mapping how each component relies on others. Direct dependencies branch into transitive dependencies, forming ecosystems hundreds of layers deep.

depth: 0..n | nodes: 1..∞

Vulnerability Disclosure

When a CVE is published, SBOMs let you instantly determine if your software contains the affected component. Response time drops from weeks to minutes.

CVE-2026-XXXX | CVSS 9.8

License Compliance

Every component carries a license — MIT, Apache-2.0, GPL-3.0, proprietary. SBOMs surface these obligations before they become legal liabilities, turning compliance from audit into architecture.

MIT | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0

The Living Ecosystem

Every application is an aquarium — hundreds of components swimming at different depths, each depending on currents of data flowing through the dependency tree.

Know your dependencies.
Map your ecosystem.
Understand what you ship.