The impact of software licenses on the DevSecOps pipeline

DevSecOps, a practice that integrates security within the DevOps process, necessitates a comprehensive understanding and management of software licenses to ensure both legal compliance and security. By weaving license management seamlessly into the DevSecOps pipeline, organizations can ensure a streamlined approach to achieving both security and legal compliance.

This fusion aids in proactively identifying and mitigating risks, ensuring a robust, secure, and legally compliant software delivery life cycle (SDLC). Incorporating license management into the DevSecOps pipeline can significantly bolster security while ensuring adherence to legal requirements. Here’s how it unfolds:

• Automatic license detection

  Tools such as FOSSA, Snyk, WhiteSource, and Black Duck can be integrated within the CI/CD pipeline to automatically detect and track the licenses of software components and dependencies to check for vulnerabilities...