Take control of your Security: How to use Build-Info in your VCS to track vulnerable versions

JFrog's build-info provides a robust solution for tracking vulnerabilities and compliance requirements in software projects by recording essential build information, aiding in maintaining application security. The build-info-go project, available on GitHub, enhances this process by offering an open-source Go library and CLI that supports generating build-info for various programming languages, including Java, Python, and Go. Integrating build-info within a CI/CD pipeline and storing it in a version control system (VCS) allows developers to efficiently track software component versions and associated vulnerabilities, thereby facilitating informed decision-making to enhance software security. By using the build-info CLI, developers can generate comprehensive build-info files, which include dependencies, checksums, and properties, and store them in their project's Git repository with tags for efficient version tracking. The build-info-go library further supports this process by providing Go APIs that enable the generation of build-info directly from the codebase, contributing to streamlined vulnerability tracking and compliance management.