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-About:
-DependencyCheck is a utility that attempts to detect publically disclosed
-vulnerabilities contained within project dependencies. It does this by determining
-if there is a Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) identifier for a given dependency.
-If found, it will generate a report linking to the associated CVE entries.
-
-Usage:
-$ mvn package
-$ cd target
-$ java -jar dependency-check-0.2.6.0.jar -h
-$ java -jar dependency-check-0.2.6.0.jar -a Testing -out . -scan ./test-classes/org.mortbay.jetty.jar -scan ./test-classes/struts2-core-2.1.2.jar -scan ./lib
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-Then load the resulting 'DependencyCheck-Report.html' into your favorite browser.
-
-Author: Jeremy Long (jeremy.long@gmail.com)
-
-Copyright (c) 2012 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
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