# Software Transparency Foundation

- **Website:** <https://osskb.org>
- **Primary alias:** `osskb.org`

## Description

The Software Transparency Foundation is dedicated to enhancing Software Supply Chain Transparency by promoting the adoption, notarization, and exchange of Software Bills of Materials (SBOM). Recognizing the challenges faced by small and mid-sized organizations, the Foundation offers a comprehensive suite of Open Source Software Composition Analysis (SCA) tools, designed to make SBOM generation accessible. Their innovative platform enables users to create, validate, and notarize SBOMs in various formats, including traditional spreadsheets and modern machine-readable formats like SPDX and CycloneDX. 

A key initiative is the development of a decentralized SBOM ledger, leveraging blockchain technology to address issues of trust and information integrity in the supply chain. This groundbreaking ledger allows validation of SBOMs across formats, ensuring traceability and compliance. In light of recent cybersecurity mandates, such as President Biden's executive order, the Foundation's efforts contribute significantly to improving product transparency and security in an increasingly compliance-driven landscape, making software integrity verification straightforward and reliable.

## Industries

- 🖥 Computers Electronics and Technology
- 🖥 Computer Security _(under Computers Electronics and Technology)_
- 🖥 Programming and Developer Software _(under Computers Electronics and Technology)_

## Links

- [github](https://github.com/scanoss)
- [linkedin](https://linkedin.com/company/stfoundation)

## Logos & icons

- logo _(primary)_ — PNG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idICi-ZzZw/w/180/h/180/theme/light/logo.png?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1790209560568)
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## Colors

| Name | Hex | Theme |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cod Gray | #1c1917 | dark |
| White | #ffffff | light |

## Fonts

- Arial — asset _(custom)_

## Imagery

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