# Your riskiest supplier isn't a vendor. It's a registry.

DevFeed: [Your riskiest supplier isn't a vendor. It's a registry.](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/your-riskiest-supplier-isn-t-a-vendor-it-s-a-registry-13345.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/your-riskiest-supplier-isnt-a-vendor-its-a-registry>)

Published: 2026-04-02T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [supply-chain-security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/supply-chain-security.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [npm](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/npm.md>), [Maven](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/maven.md>), [pip](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pip.md>)

Tags: [apra](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apra.md>), [apra-compliance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apra-compliance.md>), [auditability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/auditability.md>), [chainguard-libraries](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-libraries.md>), [cps-230](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cps-230.md>), [cps-234](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cps-234.md>), [maven-central](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/maven-central.md>), [npm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/npm.md>), [pypi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pypi.md>), [resilience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/resilience.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [supply-chain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/supply-chain.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that public package registries such as npm, PyPI, and Maven Central create an assurance gap for APRA-regulated institutions because organizations may consume artifacts without independently verifying their source or build process. It recommends source-built libraries as a more defensible approach to managing malware risk, operational resilience, and auditability.

## Source excerpt

Public registries create supply chain risk. Learn how source-built libraries help APRA-regulated teams improve security, resilience, and auditability.