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Working Group — CBOM

CBOM Profiles Working Group

A neutral methodology for defining Cryptographic Bill of Materials profiles.

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The CBOM Profiles Working Group develops a clear, neutral methodology for defining profiles of a Cryptographic Bill of Materials (CBOM) — independently of any single base standard. A profile is a constrained, use-case-specific specification of what a CBOM should contain, how its fields should be interpreted, and what validation rules apply.

The Working Group designs its methodology so that profiles map simply onto industry BOM standards such as SPDX and CycloneDX, rather than competing with them. The PKIC output is intended to become the reference any industry consults when creating a CBOM profile for a particular use case.

Working Group Leadership
Michael Osborne CBOM Chair
CTO IBM Quantum Safe, IBM Research at IBM
William (Bill) Turner CBOM Vice Chair

Key Deliverables

Development

CBOM Profile Methodology

A documented, neutral methodology for defining CBOM profiles — allowing any industry or organization to specify a CBOM profile in a consistent, repeatable way.

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Development

Standards Mapping Guidance

Documented mapping guidance describing how profiles defined with the methodology are expressed in SPDX, CycloneDX, and other relevant BOM standards — ensuring profiles are immediately actionable.

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