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## Executive Order 14028,  Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity

-  Software Supply Chain Security Guidance  Expand or Collapse    -  Software Security in Supply Chains  Expand or Collapse      -  Guidance, Purpose, Scope, and Audience 
    -  EO-Critical Software and Security Measures for EO-Critical Software 
    -  Software Cybersecurity for Producers and Users  Expand or Collapse        -  Attesting to Conformity with Secure Software Development Practices 
    -  Software Verification 
    -  Evolving Standards, Tools, and Recommended Practices  Expand or Collapse        -  Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) 
      -  Enhanced Vendor Risk Assessments 
      -  Open Source Software Controls 
      -  Vulnerability Management 
    -  Additional Existing Industry Standards, Tools, and Recommended Practices 
    -  FAQs 
  -  Software Cybersecurity for Producers and Purchasers 
  -  Critical Software  Expand or Collapse      -  Critical Software Definition  Expand or Collapse        -  Introduction 
      -  Background & Approach 
      -  Definition & Explanatory Material 
      -  FAQs 
    -  Security Measures for Critical Software Use  Expand or Collapse        -  Introduction 
      -  Purpose & Scope 
      -  Security Measures for EO-Critical Software Use 
      -  FAQs 
  -  Software Verification  Expand or Collapse      -  Introduction 
    -  Background & Approach 
    -  Recommended Minimum Standard for Vendor or Developer Verification of Code 
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# Software Security in Supply Chains: Software Verification

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The third initiative launched by NIST in response to EO 14028 resulted in the Minimum Standards for Vendor or Developer Verification of Software. These guidelines, released in July 2021, focus primarily on developers supplying secure products and services to federal agencies. Technical descriptions and explanations to the guidelines were released as NISTIR 8397, Guidelines on Minimum Standards for Developer Verification of Software, in October 2021.

At a minimum, agencies should familiarize themselves with these guidelines and take action to ensure applicable recommended baseline practices are being performed by their suppliers, developers, system integrators, external system service providers, and other ICT/OT-related service providers.

As with the security measures for critical software use, these recommended practices can be operationalized through the lens of SP 800-161, Rev. 1, acquisition guidance. Table F-5 outlines how the minimum software verification techniques can be used by federal agencies to enhance existing C-SCRM controls, control enhancements, and supplemental guidance from the lens of the acquirer.

### **Table F‐5: C-SCRM Control and Security Measure Crosswalk**

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**Content:**
                  -  Introduction 
                  -  Guidance, Purpose, Scope, and Audience 
                  -  EO-Critical Software and Security Measures for EO-Critical Software 
                  -  Software Cybersecurity for Producers and Users                      -  Attesting to Conformity with Secure Software Development Practices
                  -  Software Verification 
                  -  Evolving Standards, Tools, and Recommended Practices                      -  Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) 
                    -  Enhanced Vendor Risk Assessments 
                    -  Open Source Software Controls 
                    -  Vulnerability Management
                  -  Additional Existing Industry Standards, Tools, and Recommended Practices 
                  -  Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) 

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