Summary
So, let’s recap. We truly have covered a lot of material in this chapter. You should feel that you’ve achieved some level of success. You have come a long way in a short time. Initially, you established your appliance’s bill of materials (SBOM), and then you defined your own custom packages, releases, and custom repositories. All of this culminated in putting them into action by granting your appliance access to your custom repository and installing new packages. You have secured your own software supply chain! I hope you now feel that you’re empowered to track the lifecycle of your future offering, so let’s move on to the next chapter where we will dive deep into the usage of encryption and protecting the data within your solution.
