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title: "Cloudsmith: Software Supply Chain Security Solution"
description: "A fully-managed, enterprise-scale software supply chain platform designed to control access, block vulnerabilities and mitigate compliance issues."
canonical_url: "https://cloudsmith.com/product/software-supply-chain-security"
last_updated: "2026-06-19T10:21:50Z"
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# Cloudsmith: Software Supply Chain Security Solution

Software supply chain security with Cloudsmith

## Enforce **trust** across your software supply chain. 

Block malicious dependencies, define guardrails for what’s allowed, and enforce policies automatically as AI-assisted development introduces dependencies faster than ever.

[Book a demo](/book-a-demo)

[Assess your security](/resources/artifact-security-maturity-tool)

Policy management

## **Secure your teams and pipelines.** Use policy management to interpret threat signals and automate actions.

- Use industry standard OPA Rego to define software usage policies
- Apply policies to packages and containers flowing through Cloudsmith
- Perform actions based on your policies
- Make refinements based on policy logs

## Build a software supply chain you can trust.

### Policy-as-code

Enforce granular organizational logic without acting as a bottleneck to delivery.

### Cooldown policies

Apply rules governing the use of newly-published packages in your Workspace.

### Vulnerability detection

Continuous detection of vulnerabilities, enriched with EPSS.

### Malicious package detection

Identify and block malicious packages from being used by developers

### License compliance

Controls legal risk by enforcing license policies on packages. 

### Package quarantine

Isolate suspicious artifacts to prevent downstream consumption. 

### SBOM generation & hosting

Ensures audit readiness by making SBOMs retrievable alongside the artifacts they describe. 

## Assess your software supply chain security in **under 5 minutes**

Answer 20 questions about your current artifact and supply chain practices. We'll place you on a six-level maturity model and show where your team is strongest, where risk remains, and what to prioritize next.

[Start assessment](/resources/artifact-security-maturity-tool)

## **Block supply chain attacks with package cooldown policies. **Protect your teams from  unvetted or malicious package updates.

- Prevent package managers from accessing packages that may carry malware or lack sufficient community scrutiny
- Enforce policies at the repository, eliminating reliance on individual pipelines or client-side controls
- Automatically resolve to the latest compliant version with no impact on developer workflows

## **Apply policies to all OSS packages** before vulnerabilities get to your teams

- Proxy and cache all remote registries through Cloudsmith
- Apply policies and checks on OSS packages before they reach teams
- Quarantine packages that don't pass policies

## **Avoid expensive remediation.** Scan for vulnerabilities before using third-party code in your applications

- Malware scanning as standard on all plans
- Continuous scanning for CVEs
- Vulnerability databases updated multiple times per hour

## **Powerful Features.** Simple Control.

[Supply chain security features](/platform-features/software-supply-chain-security)

## **Enable your developers** and teams with fine-grained access controls

Cloudsmith provides a flexible, powerful permissions system, putting you in complete control over who can access software. You can also integrate with your identity provider to control authentication, team membership and manage the lifecycle of your users.

- Role-based access control
- SSO via SAML group sync
- SCIM deprovisioning
- Team management
- Service bot accounts

## **Unlock total visibility** of the software flowing to your teams and pipelines with our advanced observability suite

- Monitor and troubleshoot by observing log data in our web app 
- Export log data from Cloudsmith for further analysis
- Use our API to search and query for patterns of interest

## **Build true quality controls into your software supply chain.** Check packages for maintenance issues before you use them in production

- Block poorly-maintained packages
- Shape policies around quality control issues

## **Mitigate legal risks** by blocking packages using unfriendly software licenses 

- Visualise software licences in use across your teams
- Restrict the usage of licenses using non-compliant licenses
- Remain in compliance and avoid costly rework

## Get started with **Cloudsmith**

[Book a demo](/book-a-demo)

[Pricing options](/pricing)

### Every package, container, pipeline, and team

Gain complete control over every package, container and software asset used across your business. Use Cloudsmith as the single source of truth for your work.

[Artifact management with Cloudsmith](/product/cloud-native-artifact-management)

### Software distribution built for global enterprises

Boost productivity and get software to teams and customers using Cloudsmith’s global package distribution network

[Distribution with Cloudsmith](/product/global-software-distribution)