CISA minimum-elements scorecard
example7-bin.spdx.json
7 / 17 minimum elements fully met
1 components enumerated by the document
SPDX-2.2 is a deprecated version of this format; the CISA guidance says not to accept deprecated versions for new SBOMs
SBOM metadata elements
| Element | Status | What was found |
|---|---|---|
| SBOM Author | met | Nisha K (nishak@vmware.com) |
| SBOM Author Signature | gap | no embedded signature; authenticity cannot be verified |
| SBOM Data Format Name | met | spdx-json |
| SBOM Data Format Version | met | SPDX-2.2 |
| SBOM Generation Context | gap | not declared |
| SBOM Timestamp | met | 2020-11-24T01:12:27Z |
| SBOM Tool Name | gap | not declared |
| SBOM Tool Version | gap | not declared |
| SBOM Version | met | https://swinslow.net/spdx-examples/example7/hello-go-binary |
Component data elements
| Element | Status | What was found |
|---|---|---|
| Component Producer | gap | 0 of 1 components |
| Component Name | met | 1 of 1 components |
| Component Version | gap | 0 of 1 components |
| Component Identifiers | gap | 0 of 1 components |
| Component Hash Value | gap | 0 of 1 components |
| Component Hash Algorithm | gap | 0 of 1 components |
| Component License | unknown | 1 of 1 components declared unknown |
| Component Dependency Relationship | met | 1 of 1 components |
Assessed against CISA, 2026 Minimum Elements for a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), version 2.1, 29 July 2026. "unknown" means the producer explicitly declared the value unknown (NOASSERTION), which is different information from it being absent.