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# Evaluate Open Source Software
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Identify potential candidates for open-source dependencies and evaluate them against your needs and the required security posture.
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Given the rise in threat of [open source software supply chain attakcs](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/engineering-at-microsoft/the-journey-to-secure-the-software-supply-chain-at-microsoft/), developers should identify potential candidates for open-source dependencies and evaluate them against your needs and the required security posture.
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## Why Evaluate Open Source Software
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- Can you avoid adding it as a dependency? The best dependency is the one you don't have.
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- Is it maintained? How often and at what engineering rigor (i.e. code reviews, branch protection, tests)
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- Is there evidence that effort is taken to make it secure?
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- Can you find a reference that it is used significantly downstream by other projects or is referenced by known and trusted documentation?
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- Can you find a reference that it is used significantly downstream by other projects or is referenced by known and trusted documentation? How many stars and forks does it have on GitHub?
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- Is it easy to use securely?
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- Are there instructions on how to report vulnerabilities?
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- Does the license allow you to use it in your project?
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- Are there instructions on how to report vulnerabilities?
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- Does it have any known vulnerabilities or security issues?
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- Are its dependencies secure, or at least up to date and actively maintained?
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- Has it been audited by a third party such as the [OpenSSF Security Reviews](https://github.com/ossf/security-reviews/blob/main/Overview.md#readme)?

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