BDBA (Blackduck Binary Analysis)

 BDBA (Blackduck Binary Analysis)

Black Duck Binary Analysis (previously known as Protecode) is an Open Source Vulnerability Scan tool which provides the composition of Open Source components in a product along with Security information (no license info is provided).

BDBA (Protecode) uses a combination of static binary analysis techniques to X-ray the provided software package to identify third-party software components and their exact versions with a high level of confidence. Methods range from simple string matching to proprietary patent-pending techniques.

When to use BDBA?

- BDBA should be used to analyze:

- 3rd party software supplied in binary form, for example, in a software supply chain scenario

- Software in binary form where you do not have access to the source used to build it