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• The new OCI changes make it easier to manage images and vulnerabilities as SBOMs.
• However, there are challenges in standardizing artifact types and annotations.
• Getting the right artifact is difficult and requires manual and automated steps.
• The specifications for SBOMs are not always accurate and require additional information to make vulnerability reports more accurate.

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• CD GitOps lacks supply chain controls needed for integrity and tamper-proof deployments
• Properly instrumented CD GitOps process can provide verification of source assets with cluster enforcement of signatures and policy permissions
• Keyless signing via Sigstore and intersecting control points throughout GitOps can obtain accurate cryptographic signing of source assets and transparency of configuration provenance
• Admission controller such as Integrity Shield can validate pipeline integrity

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• Argo CD has implemented security measures to address vulnerabilities and improve supply chain security
• The measures include introducing security advisory drafts, having regular meetings with a special interest group, and improving logging to monitor for potential issues
• Argo CD has also tightened up supply chain security by introducing S-bombs to all components and using cryptographically secure random number generators

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• Generating S-BOM is important for software security and transparency
• Scanning and pre-populating are two ways to generate S-BOM
• Scanning has limitations in detecting malicious actors
• Metadata and attestation formats can address security challenges
• Composability is important in combining S-BOM from different ecosystems

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• Artillios.io is addressing the issue of software supply chain security in a microservices world
• S-bombs and CVE data are important in tracking vulnerabilities and dependencies
• Artillios.io aggregates S-bombs and CVE data to provide a comprehensive view of an application's components and their vulnerabilities
• The use of S-bombs and CVE data saves time and resources in tracking vulnerabilities and redundancies
• The presentation suggests the need for better management of code in an assembly line and the potential for autonomous coding in the future

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• OCI-compliant images offer more portability and plug-and-play capabilities in the DevOps ecosystem
• The end goal is to have a more efficient, modular, and secure system
• OCI is a good packaging format for shipping and storing data, but not for querying vulnerabilities
• Annotations and attestations are important metadata for auditing and security purposes
• Image signing should include the final name of the repository