Talking Crypto and SBOMs in Amsterdam: SCANOSS at OSSEU 2025
- Giuliana Bruni
- Sep 1
- 2 min read
Last week we headed to Amsterdam for Open Source Summit Europe 2025 (OSSEU), one of the biggest gatherings of the year for the open source community. Thousands of developers, maintainers, and organisations came together to share ideas, swap stories, and explore the challenges and opportunities shaping the future of open source.
For us, the highlight was definitely seeing our colleague Matias D’Aloia take the stage. His talk, Know Your Crypto: Standardizing and Detecting Crypto Algorithms the Open Source Way, dived into one of the trickier areas of software security: cryptography. Matias walked through why cryptographic algorithms are often hidden in projects, why that’s a risk, and how bringing them into SBOMs helps everyone get clearer visibility. From export controls to quantum readiness, his session made the case for treating cryptographic detection as a first step towards building stronger, safer software.
We were also proud to see the Software Transparency Foundation (STF)—which SCANOSS sponsors—represented on the programme. Oscar Goñi and Agustin Benito gave a great talk on how the STF is working to make open source data more transparent and usable. Their session reinforced just how important open datasets and open governance are if we want to scale trust across the entire software ecosystem.
Beyond our own involvement, OSSEU 2025 was full of inspiring discussions. Talks on AI governance, supply chain resilience, and sustainable community models showed that while the topics are evolving, the underlying message remains the same: open source only works when there’s transparency, collaboration, and shared responsibility.
Walking away from Amsterdam, our main takeaway was simple: cryptography, SBOMs, and open datasets are becoming central to how open source will adapt to the next wave of regulation and security challenges. We’re glad we had the chance to share our perspective, connect with so many brilliant people, and keep the conversation moving forward.
Until next time.