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JFrog Artifactory

JFrog · Package Registry & Provenance Security

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CommercialCompany

Artifactory proxies and caches public registries, hosts internal packages and images, promotes immutable builds between repositories and integrates Xray, Curation and signed evidence.

What it does7 capabilities · 4 at full coverage

4 of 7 at full coverage, 1 that nothing else provides.

Dependency Confusion PreventionPartialDEPS · level 2 · 3 providers
Artifact Promotion ControlFullREGISTRY · level 3 · only provider
Immutable Artifact VersioningFullREGISTRY · level 2 · 9 providers
Private Registry Proxy & CurationFullREGISTRY · level 2 · 10 providers
Registry Retention & CleanupFullREGISTRY · level 2 · 3 providers
Trusted PublishingPartialREGISTRY · level 3 · 2 providers
Workload Identity FederationPartialSECRETS · level 3 · 16 providers

What it proves24 controls across 8 frameworks

Satisfied through its capabilities, not claimed by the vendor.

CI/CD Top 105 / 10CICD-SEC-1 CICD-SEC-2 CICD-SEC-3 CICD-SEC-6 CICD-SEC-9
S2C2F4 / 25AUD-2 ENF-1 ENF-2 ING-2
SP 800-204D4 / 11204D-CD-SECRETS 204D-CD-VERIFY 204D-CI-DEPS 204D-ZT-IDENTITY
CSF 2.03 / 106PR.AA-03 PR.AA-04 PR.PS-02
SSDF 1.13 / 42PS.2.1 PS.3.1 PW.4.1
SAMM 2.02 / 90I-SD-2-A I-SD-3-A
SLSA 1.22 / 16Build L2 — Hosted build platform Source L2 — Continuous immutable history
ASVS 5.01 / 17V9

What it stops10 techniques · 4 risks

10 techniques countered, 9 of them common

Leaked Secret AbuseVery Common
Valid Accounts: Cloud AccountsT1078.004Very Common
Artifact Tampering After BuildCommon
Compromise Software Dependencies and Development ToolsT1195.001Common
Dependency ConfusionCommon
Maintainer Account TakeoverCommon
Mutable Tag Hijack of CI Actions and ImagesCommon
Steal Application Access TokenT1528Common
Stolen Publishing TokenCommon
SLSA threat G: Compromised distribution channelSLSA-G

4 risks reduced

Leaked credential enables unauthorized accessCritical
Malicious dependency executes in development or CICritical
Pipeline secrets exfiltrated from runners or logsHigh
Unverified or tampered artifact is deployedHigh

Where it runs4 phases · 2 ways to deploy

Capabilities per lifecycle phase

Build3
Release3
Deploy2
Operate1

How it is delivered

SaaSSelf-hosted

What it unlocks6 activities · reaches level 5

Program activities its capabilities support, reaching level 5. 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
Protect against dependency confusion and typosquattingLow effort

Level 3

Replace static CI credentials with OIDC federationMedium effort
Trusted publishing and controlled promotionLow effort

Level 5

Secretless workload identity everywhereHigh effort

How it holds up2 strengths · 2 limitations

Strengths

Broad package type support
Mature promotion and replication

Limitations

Cost at scale
Security features require additional modules

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 with2 standards

Standards and formats

OCI Distribution SpecificationOpenID Connect

What else to look at2 siblings

Same family

JFrog CurationCommercial
JFrog XrayCommercial

What backs this up

No measurement, incident or pipeline using it.

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