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Misconceptions of Manifest Files

Manifest files only account for half of the components in a compiled binary, leaving a critical gap in your SBOM.

Common SBOM generation tools like software composition analysis (SCA) often use software manifests as the sole source of information. ReversingLabs set out to assess the completeness of these manifests compared with the actual software they’re intended to represent.

Download this report to learn about:

  • Software manifests and their limitations
  • The reason manifests fail to paint a complete picture
  • Security implications of incomplete SBOMs
  • The evolution from manifests to comprehensive software supply chain visibility
  • Binary deep dive: What gets missed and why?

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