The presentation discusses the need for simplicity in addressing supply chain security in open source software communities. The speaker proposes the use of a canonical, unique, and immutable identity for software artifacts to simplify the problem space.
- Software artifacts can be represented as an array of bytes and should have a unique, canonical, and immutable identity
- Identity should be based on the byte array representation of the artifact
- File names, locations, and URLs are not suitable for identity
- Simplifying the problem space requires a change in perspective
- Focusing on simplicity leads to reliability, performance, and security