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Jan 3, 2023 · Information Security

How Google’s OSV-Scanner Helps Secure Your Open‑Source Dependencies

Google’s open‑source OSV‑Scanner provides a powerful front‑end to the OSV vulnerability database, allowing developers to scan directories, SBOMs, and Docker images for known security issues across 16 ecosystems, outputting results in JSON or table format and supporting ignore rules for specific vulnerabilities.