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Reading-path month: August 2026. Collection published on September 12, 2026. Months organize the reading path; they are not earlier publication dates.

Supply chain: release the artifact that was assessed

Rebuilding at the last step can change the trust unit.

DevSecOps

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Reading context

A short architecture article. The technical reference supports the topic; hypothetical scenarios and assessment proposals are editorial analysis, not accounts of personal implementations.

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The architecture decision

Teams may test one package and build another for release. Even identical source can produce differences through dependencies and environment.

Practical application

Editorial proposal: identify artifacts throughout promotion and record evidence origins. In a hypothetical workflow, explain preproduction checks and destination identity verification.

How to verify

Trace a deployment back to approving controls. Another person should reproduce the answer. Reduce incident ambiguity and avoid treating approval of one object as authorization for any rebuild.

Sources

  1. OWASP — Software Supply Chain Security Cheat Sheet