scorecard
Automated security health metrics for open source projects, assessing security best practices and risks.
What is scorecard?
OpenSSF Scorecard is an automated security assessment tool that evaluates open source projects against a set of security best practices. It runs checks on factors like branch protection, dependency management, and code review processes to generate a security score, helping maintainers improve their projects and users evaluate dependency risks.
Open source maintainers seeking to improve their project's security posture, and organizations or developers who need to assess the security risks of their software dependencies.
It provides automated, standardized security metrics for open source projects, enabling data-driven decisions about security improvements and dependency risks without manual auditing.
Overview
OpenSSF Scorecard - Security health metrics for Open Source
Use Cases
Best For
- Evaluating the security posture of open source dependencies before adoption
- Open source maintainers wanting to identify and fix security gaps in their projects
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