libswid documentation¶
libswid is a library that aims to help developers to deal with SWID tags.
Quote from the website:
Software identification tags (SWID tags) record unique information about an installed software application, including its name, edition, version, whether it is part of a bundle and more. SWID tags support software inventory and asset management initiatives. The structure of SWID tags is specified in international standard ISO/IEC 19770-2:2015.
libswid aims to provide a base, that tool developers will use to build support tools for their target audience:
- Software developers: Developers of any software should make sure that they distribute SWID metadata to their users, or even to redistributors.
- System administrators: Sysadmins need tools to deduce or validate system state from a set of SWID tags.