Cryptographic bill of materials
Generate a CBOM that stays connected to evidence and remediation
Qubrisk produces machine-readable CBOM output and keeps the operational context that a static file cannot: scan scope, evidence confidence, ownership, policy decisions, change history, and migration work.
Decision brief
- Primary query
- cryptographic bill of materials software
- Best for
- Teams that need reviewable cryptographic evidence, ownership, and continuous migration control.
- Safety boundary
- Evidence supports decisions; it is not proof of implementation safety or compliance.
A cryptographic bill of materials describes cryptographic assets and their relationships to software components. The format is valuable because it makes inventory portable, but a valid JSON file is not automatically complete or correct. Buyers should evaluate how the tool discovered each asset, how it represents uncertainty, whether relationships are preserved, and whether the output can be reproduced after a code change.
Qubrisk emits CycloneDX-compatible cryptographic assets alongside the local evidence used to create them. Stable identifiers make diffs useful in pull requests and repeated scans. Teams can see whether a change added, removed, or modified a cryptographic dependency and then route only relevant drift into policy or remediation workflows.
Capabilities
What the operating model needs to do
CycloneDX output
Represent cryptographic assets and software relationships in an open, machine-readable BOM format.
Reproducible generation
Keep scanner version, rule bundle, scope, timestamp, and evidence confidence with each run.
CBOM diff
Compare baseline and proposed changes so CI focuses on newly introduced cryptographic risk.
Operational context
Connect exported assets back to owners, policies, exceptions, projects, and verification history.
Workflow
A repeatable path to evidence
Use explicit scope, accountable decisions, and verification gates. Keep unknowns visible so progress is not manufactured by narrowing the denominator.
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Collect
Scan approved repositories and surfaces locally, preserving redacted evidence and exact locations.
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Normalize
Resolve algorithm names, libraries, certificates, protocols, and dependencies into stable asset records.
- 3
Generate
Create CycloneDX CBOM and SARIF artifacts suitable for machines and engineering review.
- 4
Maintain
Regenerate in CI, review diffs, and keep the organizational inventory synchronized with deployed change.
Expected deliverables
Artifacts the next team can inspect
- CycloneDX CBOM JSON
- SARIF findings for code review
- Asset-to-component relationships
- Scan provenance and confidence
- Baseline-to-change diff
Buyer checklist
Questions for a proof of value
- 01Which CycloneDX versions and cryptographic structures are supported?
- 02How does the generator represent ambiguous detections?
- 03Are asset relationships and source locations preserved?
- 04Can generation run in CI without source upload?
- 05Can we reproduce and validate the same output independently?
Limits and cautions
What this page does not promise
- A CBOM describes observed assets; it does not prove implementation correctness.
- Schema validity does not establish discovery completeness.
- CycloneDX 1.6 and 1.7 differ in how some CBOM structures are represented; consumers must agree on the target.
Primary sources
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