Runtime Bill of Materials Hardens Container Images
Original title: Secure your containers without breaking what works
An RBOM combined with SBOM lets teams remove unused components from container images based on observed execution.
Container images often include unnecessary packages. A three-step process profiles workloads under load and tests, removes non-executed components, and validates before deployment. Automation integrates into CI/CD pipelines. The approach reduces attack surface without altering application logic.
- RBOM records components observed in runtime.
- Validation compares hardened image against original.
- Removals use evidence from functional tests and fuzzing.
Impact: reduced attack surface
- 1.use runtime bill of materials for hardening
- 2.validate hardened images
- 3.remove components not observed in execution
From the original article
4 min read at helpnetsecurity.com
Container security has a familiar problem. Teams identify vulnerabilities, but turning those findings into lower risk is much harder. A standard container image may include operating-system packages, development tools, debugging utilities and libraries that an application never uses.
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