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WhiteSource Advise allows your developers to view a snapshot of a component’s details before they download it to their repository, and incorporate it in the codebase. It is delivered as a Chrome or Microsoft Edge (from version 83) extension.
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For Admins to Know: Ensure that the email link is opened in the relevant browser (Chrome / Microsoft Edge). The browser also marks these references in the relevant web pages. If Chrome or Microsoft Edge are not the default browser, then you must copy and paste the email link in either Chrome / Microsoft Edge. WhiteSource Advise scans web pages for open-source installation references. To perform these functions, it requires permissions to read and write on web pages. You must approve these permissions (no browsing history information is saved). |
Activating WhiteSource Advise via the Profile Page (WhiteSource Users Only)
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- Go to your Profile Page.
- Click the 'Advise for Chrome' link in order to navigate to the 'Advise for Chrome' panel on this page.
- Click the 'Advise for Chrome' link to activate WhiteSource Advise. If you are a member of multiple organizations, click the link for the relevant organization for this procedure.
- Add the WhiteSource Advise extension. You have the option to deactivate WhiteSource Advise by clicking on the 'Deactivate' button.
- Enter your work email address and click Submit.
- After receiving a verification email, click Verify Account.
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WhiteSource Advise is supported out of the box for on-premises installations. If the destination URL then it can be manually changed to point to the on-premises installation. This is done by going to settings → 'modify' and entering the updated destination. |
Using WhiteSource Advise
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The code snippet scanning option currently supports the following package managers: Maven (Java), SBT (Scala), NuGet (.NET), npm (JavaScript), Bundler (Ruby), Pip (Python), Go, and Composer (PHP). |