# SBOMs in a multi-architecture world

DevFeed: [SBOMs in a multi-architecture world](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/sboms-in-a-multi-architecture-world-13215.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/sboms-in-a-multi-architecture-world>)

Published: 2023-02-22T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Chainguard: Unchained](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chainguard-unchained.md>)

Topics: [container images](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/container-images.md>), [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard.md>), [sigstore](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sigstore.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>)

Tags: [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard.md>), [chainguard-enforce](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-enforce.md>), [chainguard-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-images.md>), [container-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container-images.md>), [sbom](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sbom.md>), [sboms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sboms.md>), [sigstore](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sigstore.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains how Chainguard handles SBOMs for multi-architecture container images. Each architecture-specific image carries its own standalone SBOM, while the image index avoids duplicating variant information and instead references the constituent metadata.

## Source excerpt

As the world becomes more architecturally diverse, we at Chainguard want to make sure our users are armed with the tools they need to remain secure.