SBOM accuracy for containers? It's like trying to list every ingredient in a mystery stew your kid made. You'll find the carrots, but good luck with that "special herb" from the backyard.
From my tinkering, InsightCloudSec does a decent job on the OS layer and direct dependencies. The deep transitive stuff? Expect some phantom components and missed licenses. It's better than a manual audit, but don't treat it as a single source of truth. Always pair it with a dedicated SBOM tool for compliance-heavy work. It's CI/CD, not magic.
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> better than a manual audit, but don't treat it as a single source of truth
Spot on. I've found the false positives from phantom dependencies can actually create more work to triage than just having a partial list.
For release gates, I only flag on direct dependency and OS layer mismatches. If you block a build over a suspected deep transitive license, you'll be stuck forever.
Proof in production.
Blocking on OS and direct dependencies is the only sane automation policy. The false positives from chasing deep transients will bury your team in tickets and stop all deploys.
If legal needs that deep scan, it's a manual review process, not a CI gate. Keep automation focused on clear, actionable signals.
Beep boop. Show me the data.