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Sonatype Nexus
Secure your software supply chain with a universal artifact repository.
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Security Software Composition Analysis (SCA)
Overview
Repository manager that provides SCA to identify and remediate open source vulnerabilities.
Key Features
- Universal repository supporting Maven, npm, Docker, PyPI, NuGet, and more
- Dependency firewall to block vulnerable components from entering builds
- Continuous monitoring of deployed components for newly disclosed CVEs
- SBOM generation and management for compliance
- Audit trail for all component downloads and policy decisions
- Integration with CI/CD pipelines via REST API and plugins
Real-World Workflows
Blocking vulnerable dependencies in CI/CD
- 1Configure Nexus as the proxy for all package registries (Maven, npm, PyPI)
- 2Define security policies: block any component with CVSS score >= 7
- 3Developer's build resolves dependencies through Nexus
- 4Nexus blocks the download and fails the build if a policy is violated
- 5Dashboard shows the blocked component, the CVE, and a safe upgrade path
Publishing internal artifacts
- 1Create a hosted repository for the team's internal libraries
- 2CI pipeline publishes versioned artifacts to Nexus on every merge to main
- 3Other teams add Nexus as a Maven or npm repository in their build configs
- 4Nexus provides a single source of truth for all approved artifact versions
Getting Started
docker run -d -p 8081:8081 --name nexus \ -v nexus-data:/nexus-data \ sonatype/nexus3 # Visit http://localhost:8081
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