# Software Supply Chain Security Tools: Types, Features & Considerations

DevFeed: [Software Supply Chain Security Tools: Types, Features & Considerations](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/software-supply-chain-security-tools-types-features-considerations-8196.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://snyk.io/blog/supply-chain-security-tools-guide/>)

Author: Jamie Smith

Published: 2023-08-02T23:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog RSS Feed | Snyk](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-rss-feed-snyk.md>)

Topics: [open-source-security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source-security.md>), [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>)

Tags: [application-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/application-security.md>), [awareness](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/awareness.md>), [devops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devops.md>), [megawatt](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/megawatt.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [pmm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pmm.md>), [sbom](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sbom.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [snyk-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/snyk-code.md>), [snyk-container](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/snyk-container.md>), [snyk-open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/snyk-open-source.md>), [supply-chain-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/supply-chain-security.md>), [tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tools.md>), [vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerabilities.md>)

## AI overview

An overview of software supply chain security tools, covering risk mitigation, vulnerability scanning, dependency management, secure code analysis, authentication, and software composition analysis. It explains that SCA tools track open-source components and can generate an SBOM.

## Source excerpt

Software supply chain security tools provide a range of features to identify and mitigate potential risks and vulnerabilities and play a critical role in safeguarding the integrity and security of the software supply chain.