Name: Introduction to Assured Open Source Software
Uploaded: 2023-07-11T16:00:10.000Z
Duration: 8 min 22 s
Description: The Assured Open Source Software service gives you access to OSS packages that leverage Google’s security testing, best practices and processes to help reduce the risks to your software supply chain. Sign up to use Assured OSS at no cost → https://goo.gle/assured-oss Subscribe to Google Cloud Tech → https://goo.gle/GoogleCloudTech #OpenSource #Assured #OSS

Introduction to Assured Open Source Software

Introduction to Open Source Software

This section introduces the concept of open source software and highlights its benefits and challenges.

Benefits and Challenges of Open Source Software

Open source software allows for faster app development and cost savings. However, it also means relying on someone else's code without full control or understanding.

Depending on open source software expands the attack surface and increases security risks. Securing the breadth of open source code is complex.

Introducing Assured Open Source Software (OSS)

This section introduces Google's Assured OSS service, which provides trusted open source software packages.

Key Features of Assured OSS

Assured OSS offers key open source software packages from Google as a trusted supplier. It follows best practices, processes, and security testing to ensure reliability.

Using Assured OSS saves time, reduces maintenance headaches, and simplifies complexity compared to building and operating an in-house open source software security program.

Centralized Control with Assured OSS

This section emphasizes the importance of centralizing control over open source software usage within an organization.

Advantages of Centralized Control

Including Assured OSS as a default repository provides a central point of control for teams when obtaining third-party source code and packages. It ensures consistency in how they are built and redistributed within the organization.

Enhanced Security with Assured OSS

This section highlights the enhanced security features provided by Assured OSS.

Security Features of Assured OSS

Assured OSS packages have end-to-end build security, continuous security scanning, and enriched metadata including vulnerability and licensing information. They also provide tamper evidence salsa provenance.

Assured OSS allows easy incorporation of the same open source software packages and security practices used by Google into developer workflows. Packages are regularly scanned, analyzed, and fuzz tested for vulnerabilities.

Trust and Confidence with Assured OSS

This section emphasizes the trustworthiness and confidence that comes with using Assured OSS.

Benefits of Using Assured OSS

Using Assured OSS reduces risk as Google actively scans for vulnerabilities in curated packages. It provides signed tamper-evident providence and offers open source software packages from a trusted supplier.

Organizations and individuals can directly use the secured open source software packages that Google uses itself, benefiting from Google's best practices, processes, and testing applied to key open source software packages.

Conclusion

Assured Open Source Software (OSS) is a service offered by Google that provides trusted open source software packages with enhanced security features. By centralizing control and incorporating best practices, organizations can reduce risks associated with using open source software while benefiting from faster development cycles and cost savings.