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GitHub, PyPI add time-based defenses against supply chain attacks
GitHub and PyPI (Python Package Index) have introduced a time-based mechanism in the Dependabot dependency management tool to protect against supply-chain attacks and to limit their impact.
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GitHub and the Python Package Index (PyPI) have added a time‑based safeguard to Dependabot, a tool that manages software dependencies. The new feature imposes a default three‑day cooldown period before a dependency can be updated, helping to mitigate supply‑chain attacks. In addition, PyPI will refuse to accept new files for releases that are older than 14 days. These measures aim to reduce the window in which malicious code could be introduced into software projects.
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