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Google Artifact Analysis

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Spec sheet

Purpose
Artifact Analysis provides software composition analysis and metadata storage and retrieval.Read 3 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com
Integrations
Artifact Analysis detection points are built into Google Cloud products including Artifact Registry and Google Kubernetes Engine.Read 3 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com
Compliance
Google Cloud says it undergoes independent verification and achieves certifications, attestations, and audit reports to help demonstrate compliance.Read 3 Oct 2026 · cloud.google.com
Container scanning
Automatic vulnerability scanning runs when a new image is pushed to Artifact Registry, and vulnerability information is updated as new vulnerabilities are discovered.Read 3 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com
Deployment policies
Artifact Analysis metadata can be used with Binary Authorization to create policies that allow deployments only for compliant images from trusted registries.Read 3 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com
Metadata
Artifact Analysis stores and retrieves structured metadata that can record release activities such as integration tests or vulnerability scans.Read 3 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com
Monitoring limit
Scanned images and packages continue to receive metadata updates while pulled within the last 30 days; after that, results become stale.Read 3 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com
Package scanning
Package scanning identifies vulnerabilities, malicious software, secrets, dependencies, and licenses in open-source dependencies of language-based packages.Read 3 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com
Repository limitation
Vulnerability scanning is not supported in Artifact Registry virtual repositories.Read 3 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com
Scanning limit
Artifact Analysis scans packages with 100 or fewer files.Read 3 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com
Security Command Center
Security Command Center aggregates Artifact Registry scan findings so users can view image vulnerabilities across projects and export findings to BigQuery.Read 3 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com
Supported interfaces
Users can access package vulnerabilities and metadata in the Google Cloud console, with gcloud CLI, or through the Artifact Analysis API, which supports gRPC and REST/JSON.Read 3 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com
Supported package types
Automatic package scanning supports Java, Python, and Node.js packages.Read 3 Oct 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com

Plans and prices

Automatic scanning $0.26, paid once per scan Container or language package scan · subsequent scans of the same image are free Read 3 Oct 2026 · cloud.google.com
On-Demand Scanning $0.26, paid once per scanned container image Manual scan · results available up to 48 hours after scan completion Read 3 Oct 2026 · cloud.google.com

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