Remember SLSA
Full name: Supply-chain Levels for Software Artifacts
Memory aid: Software's supply chain needs Levels of assurance.
A provenance record alone does not automatically satisfy every SLSA requirement.
Study area: Defense & security operations · Batch 8
Relevant study for: CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline · ISC2 SSCP · CompTIA CySA+ · CompTIA SecurityX · ISC2 CC · Cybersecurity Architect SC-100
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SLSA — Supply-chain Levels for Software Artifacts
Defines a framework for improving software supply-chain integrity.
Why learn SLSA — Supply-chain Levels for Software Artifacts?
Defines a framework for improving software supply-chain integrity.
Where it came from
A provenance record alone does not automatically satisfy every SLSA requirement.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): Software's supply chain needs Levels of assurance.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand SLSA: Supply-chain Levels for Software Artifacts.
- Recall this memory aid: Software's supply chain needs Levels of assurance.
- Explain the practical use: Defines a framework for improving software supply-chain integrity.
- Explain this distinction: A provenance record alone does not automatically satisfy every SLSA requirement.
- Identify SLSA in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- SLSA supply-chain integrity specification (slsa.dev)