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FossID is a Software Composition Analysis (SCA) suite designed to give organizations clear, defensible insight into the software they build and ship. It helps teams understand exactly what third-party, open source, and commercial code exists in their products so they can manage license compliance, intellectual property risk, and security with confidence. Agentic SCA by FossID brings software supply chain integrity into the moment of code creation for continuous, real-time license and security compliance so you can move at AI-speed and eliminate reactive code rework. FossID is ideal for organizations that value accuracy, transparency, and control over their software supply chain. It is widely used by manufacturers of embedded systems and software-driven products in industries such as automotive, aerospace, medical devices, industrial automation, electronics, and telecom, where regulatory requirements and long product lifecycles demand a higher standard of software governance. FossID is also trusted by legal, compliance, and GRC teams that need reliable, auditable results, as well as by acquirers and investors conducting technical due diligence. FossID analyzes real source code rather than relying solely on declared dependencies. FossID identifies reused components and code snippets with high precision, detecting fragments as small as six lines of code. This approach delivers more accurate results in complex, mixed codebases, including legacy systems, embedded software, and environments influenced by AI-assisted development. Key differentiators include deep snippet-level detection that remains effective even when code has been modified or reformatted, a 200M+ component open source knowledge base covering more than 2,500 licenses, and strong identification of license and copyright obligations. FossID is deployed in a way that ensures that source code never leaves the organization, a critical requirement for security- and IP-sensitive teams. FossID supports software supply chain integrity across the entire development and release lifecycle. Engineers use it early to identify and resolve issues before code is merged. Legal and compliance teams rely on it to validate policy compliance, manage license obligations and produce accurate SBOMs. Governance, Risk, and Compliance leaders use FossID to demonstrate software supply chain transparency, reduce audit risk, and support regulatory compliance initiatives, including the EU Cyber Resilience Act. The primary value of FossID is confidence. Confidence in what is inside your software, confidence in your compliance posture, and confidence that your teams can move forward efficiently without introducing unnecessary risk.

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