--- title: "Why you need an SBOM (Software Bill Of Materials)" url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-you-need-an-sbom-software-bill-of-materials--qfyzxms7q source_url: https://securityboulevard.com/2024/04/why-you-need-an-sbom-software-bill-of-materials/ type: article source: "Security Boulevard" published: 2024-04-12T18:13:11.373Z updated: 2025-07-28T02:18:13.822Z tags: ["code-security", "licensing", "security"] reading_time: 5 upvotes: 3 comments: 0 language: 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: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- 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)