What has (can) the EU Cyber Resilience Act done (do) for you?

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The EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) enters full force in 2026-2027, imposing legal requirements on software developers and open source projects.
The CRA does not spell the end of open source software; instead, it establishes a framework beneficial to well-engineered open source projects.
Manufacturers must provide a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) for products with digital elements to ensure transparency and security compliance.
Open source developers are generally not burdened by formal obligations under the CRA, as per recital 18, unless they engage in commercial activities.
Open source stewards (e.g., foundations) have responsibilities for infrastructure, bug reporting, and security matters related to their projects.
Non-compliance can result in penalties like product recalls and fines up to €15 million or 2.5% of global annual turnover.
SBOMs are crucial for quality assurance, dependency management, and compliance, with tools like Syft, Bomber, and CDXGen available for generation.
The CRA aligns software engineering with traditional engineering practices, emphasizing code quality, transparency, and security.
DependencyTrack and other management tools help organizations handle SBOMs and vulnerabilities, especially for non-developer stakeholders.
FreeBSD is actively preparing for CRA compliance with SBOM tooling, while other BSD projects like NetBSD and OpenBSD have less public initiatives.

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