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[2.0]: Harmonize BOM metadata authorship with the party model

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Since Sep 10, 2026.

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Description

CDX 2.0 proposed core enhancement

Describe the feature

The 2.0 draft currently has two parallel representations of "who made this":

  1. Components use the new party model — components[].parties[] with
    roles[] (manufacturer, author, supplier, …) and an
    organization / person / system / persona identity
    (cyclonedx-party-2.0.schema.json, introduced in #930).
  2. BOM metadata still uses the 1.x discrete fields —
    metadata.manufacturer (organizationalEntity), metadata.authors[]
    (organizationalContact), and metadata.supplier
    (cyclonedx-metadata-2.0.schema.json).

Possible solutions

Replace metadata.manufacturer / metadata.authors / metadata.supplier
with metadata.parties[].

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