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A Software Bill of Materials is a comprehensive inventory listing all software components, dependencies, libraries, and modules used in an application or system. Think of it as an ingredients label for software - it documents every open-source library, third-party component, proprietary code module, and their versions. In quantum security context, SBOM is critical for identifying which components use quantum-vulnerable cryptography. When organizations create their CBOM (Cryptographic Bill of Materials), they first need an SBOM to know what software exists. Each software component listed in the SBOM might use different encryption algorithms - some quantum-vulnerable RSA/ECC, others already quantum-safe. SBOM enables security teams to track software supply chain risks, identify vulnerable components when new security threats emerge (like quantum attacks), and plan systematic upgrades. For quantum migration, SBOM answers: "What software do we have? Which crypto does each piece use? Which suppliers need to provide quantum-safe updates?"
Without knowing what software you have, you cannot secure it. The 2021 SolarWinds attack and Log4j vulnerability showed how software supply chains are targeted. Quantum threats multiply this challenge - attackers can harvest encrypted data now from any component with vulnerable crypto. SBOM provides the visibility needed to identify exposure, prioritize fixes, and verify vendor claims about quantum readiness.
Organizations with comprehensive SBOM can respond to vulnerabilities 60% faster than those without. For quantum migration, SBOM enables systematic planning rather than crisis response. It identifies hidden dependencies - that critical application might use an obscure library with vulnerable RSA keys. SBOM is becoming legally mandated: US Executive Order 14028 requires SBOM for federal software purchases. EU Cyber Resilience Act will require SBOM for software products sold in Europe.
Identifying quantum-vulnerable components across entire software portfolio, tracking which vendors need to provide quantum-safe updates, prioritizing quantum migration based on component criticality and exposure, verifying that updated software actually includes quantum-safe cryptography, meeting regulatory requirements for software transparency, responding rapidly to zero-day vulnerabilities affecting cryptographic libraries
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