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Cloudsmith

Cloudsmith · Package Registry & Provenance Security

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CommercialCompany

Cloudsmith hosts and proxies packages across formats with policy-as-code quarantine and supports Chainguard Libraries as an upstream.

What it does5 capabilities · 3 at full coverage

3 of 5 at full coverage, 1 that nothing else provides.

Immutable Artifact VersioningFullREGISTRY · level 2 · 9 providers
Package Provenance Verification at InstallPartialREGISTRY · level 4 · only provider
Private Registry Proxy & CurationFullREGISTRY · level 2 · 10 providers
Registry Artifact QuarantineFullREGISTRY · level 3 · 3 providers
Trusted PublishingPartialREGISTRY · level 3 · 2 providers

What it proves14 controls across 6 frameworks

Satisfied through its capabilities, not claimed by the vendor.

S2C2F5 / 25AUD-1 AUD-2 ENF-2 ING-2 ING-3
SLSA 1.23 / 16Build L2 — Consumer validates provenance Build L2 — Hosted build platform Source L2 — Continuous immutable history
CI/CD Top 102 / 10CICD-SEC-6 CICD-SEC-9
SSDF 1.12 / 42PS.2.1 PW.4.1
CSF 2.01 / 106RS.MI-01
SP 800-204D1 / 11204D-CI-DEPS

What it stops9 techniques · 2 risks

9 techniques countered, 7 of them common

Artifact Tampering After BuildCommon
Compromise Software Dependencies and Development ToolsT1195.001Common
Dependency ConfusionCommon
Maintainer Account TakeoverCommon
Malicious Container ImageCommon
Mutable Tag Hijack of CI Actions and ImagesCommon
Stolen Publishing TokenCommon
SLSA threat DEP: Dependency threat (A–H applied recursively)SLSA-DEP
SLSA threat G: Compromised distribution channelSLSA-G

2 risks reduced

Malicious dependency executes in development or CICritical
Unverified or tampered artifact is deployedHigh

Where it runs3 phases · 1 way to deploy

Capabilities per lifecycle phase

Build2
Release3
Operate1

How it is delivered

SaaS

What it unlocks4 activities · reaches level 4

Program activities its capabilities support, reaching level 4. Supporting an activity is not completing it.

Level 1

Consume through an internal artifact repositoryMedium effort

Level 2

Immutable versions and digest-based deploymentLow effort

Level 3

Trusted publishing and controlled promotionLow effort

Level 4

Cryptographic verification at install and admissionMedium effort

How it holds up

Not assessed yet: no strengths, limits or evaluation scores. 47 of 340 products carry an assessment and 29 are scored.

What it costsPlatform enterprise agreement

LicensingPlatform enterprise agreement

Priced perannual contract

BillingSubscription

Scales withNegotiated scope (developers, assets, modules)

Total cost

Opaque list pricing; benchmark with peers and require clear overage terms.

What it takes to run

No staffing, rollout time or operational commitment recorded.

What it works with1 standard

Standards and formats

OpenID Connect

What else to look at

No alternative, competitor or family sibling is modeled for it.

What backs this up

No measurement, incident or pipeline using it.

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