Google's Android Apps Get Public Verification to Stop Supply Chain Attacks

Google has announced expanded Binary Transparency for Android as a way to safeguard the ecosystem from supply chain attacks. "This new public ledger ensures the Google apps on your device are exactly what we intended to build and distribute," Google's product and security teams said. The initiati...

The Geomys Standard of Care

One of the most impactful effects of professionalizing open source maintenance is that as professionals we can invest into upholding a set of standards that make our projects safer and more reliable. The same commitments and overhead that are often objected to when required of volunteers should b...

Google's New Feature Ensures Your Pixel Phone Hasn't Been Hacked. Here’s How It Works

Pixel Binary Transparency is the latest security benefit for Pixel owners...

Reproducing Go binaries byte-by-byte

Fully reproducible builds are important because they bridge the gap between auditable open source and convenient binary artifacts. Technologies like TUF and Binary Transparency provide accountability for what binaries are shipped to users, but that's of limited utility if there is no way short of...

Reproducing Go binaries byte-by-byte

Fully reproducible builds are important because they bridge the gap between auditable open source and convenient binary artifacts. Technologies like TUF and Binary Transparency provide accountability for what binaries are shipped to users, but that's of limited utility if there is no way short of...