Thanks for clarifying Eliot. 

Thanks,

Dick Brooks
  
Active Member of the CISA Critical Manufacturing Sector, 
Sector Coordinating Council – A Public-Private Partnership

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-----Original Message-----
From: Eliot Lear <[email protected]> 
Sent: Saturday, September 3, 2022 1:05 AM
To: [email protected]; 'Michael Richardson' 
<[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [OPSAWG] I-D Action: draft-ietf-opsawg-sbom-access-06.txt

Hi Dick,

Versioning information is available off the cloud for SBOMs as a tuple: 
"version-info"  / "sbom-url".  Michael is correct with regard to stuff being 
pulled off the device.

Eliot

On 03.09.22 01:35, Dick Brooks wrote:
> Thanks for clarifying Michael.
>
> If I'm understanding you correctly, the /.well-known/sbom reference 
> only pertains to devices which self-host an SBOM file for the software 
> on the device. Correct?
>
> I thought this guidance applied to all three methods:
>
>     *  on devices themselves
>
>     *  on a web site (e.g., via URI)
>
>     *  through some form of out-of-band contact with the supplier.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dick Brooks
>    
> Active Member of the CISA Critical Manufacturing Sector, Sector 
> Coordinating Council - A Public-Private Partnership
>
> Never trust software, always verify and report! T 
> http://www.reliableenergyanalytics.com
> Email: [email protected]
> Tel: +1 978-696-1788
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Richardson <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, September 2, 2022 3:45 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Cc: 'Eliot Lear' <[email protected]>; [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [OPSAWG] I-D Action: draft-ietf-opsawg-sbom-access-06.txt
>
>
> Dick Brooks <[email protected]> wrote:
>      > The general direction makes sense regarding the use of well known
>      > locations for SBOM retrieval, but I do have one concern, SBOM are
>      > unique to a specific Supplier+Product+Version. Has there been any
>      > discussion/guidance regarding a nomenclature for the SBOM artifacts
>      > themselves within these well-known locations?
>
>      > For example:
>      >
> https://someplacewithsboms/.well-known/sbom/SupplierS_ProductP_Version
> V.sbom
>
>      >
> https://someplacewithsboms/.well-known/sbom/SupplierX_ProductY_Version
> Z.sbom
>
> That wouldn't be a sensible thing to do.
> First, the .well-known mechanism refers to retrieving the SBOM from 
> the device itself.  It's not "someplacewithsboms". It's SELF.
> So, there aren't multiple suppliers, or multiple products, or multiple 
> versions.
>
> If https://someplacewithsboms/ wants to do something, then they would 
> need to organize their stuff somehow.  MUD files, which are produced 
> independantly by supplierS and supplierX, would point to some URL if 
> they aren't self-hosting the SBOM.  If the manufacturer has contracted 
> with someplacewithsboms, then that place would provide them with a 
> sensible URL to point at, and it wouldn't be at /.well-known/sbom.
>
> --
> Michael Richardson <[email protected]>, Sandelman Software Works  
> -=
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>
>
>
>

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