--- title: Why you need an SBOM (Software Bill Of Materials) description: An SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) is essential for ensuring the security of the software you use, understanding the licenses in your components, and... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/why-you-need-an-sbom-software-bill-of-materials--qfyzxms7q twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Why you need an SBOM (Software Bill Of Materials) | daily.dev og:description: An SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) is essential for ensuring the security of the software you use, understanding the licenses in your components, and... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-you-need-an-sbom-software-bill-of-materials--qfyzxms7q og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/qFyZXMS7Q.png og:image:alt: Why you need an SBOM (Software Bill Of Materials) og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Why you need an SBOM (Software Bill Of Materials) **[Security Boulevard](https://daily.dev/sources/securityboulevard)** · 5 min read · 3 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary An SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) is essential for ensuring the security of the software you use, understanding the licenses in your components, and providing transparency to your customers. You can automate the creation of an SBOM using tools like GitGuardian SCA. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#code-security](https://daily.dev/tags/code-security), [#licensing](https://daily.dev/tags/licensing), [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/why-you-need-an-sbom-software-bill-of-materials--qfyzxms7q) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Why you need an SBOM (Software Bill Of Materials)","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/why-you-need-an-sbom-software-bill-of-materials--qfyzxms7q","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/why-you-need-an-sbom-software-bill-of-materials--qfyzxms7q"},"datePublished":"2024-04-12T18:13:11.373Z","dateModified":"2025-07-28T02:18:13.822Z","description":"An SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) is essential for ensuring the security of the software you use, understanding the licenses in your components, and...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/20541191889e2127e2e86a837265ad7b?_a=AQAEufR","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/20541191889e2127e2e86a837265ad7b?_a=AQAEufR","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Security Boulevard","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Security Boulevard","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/3613c832180040de8d85bb29f74395be","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/securityboulevard"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/why-you-need-an-sbom-software-bill-of-materials--qfyzxms7q","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":3},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"code-security,licensing,security","timeRequired":"PT5M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Security Boulevard","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/securityboulevard"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Why you need an SBOM (Software Bill Of Materials)"}]} ```