Rename validate to verify (#78)

Per email thread and discussion with the BOMOps tiger team on 14 Feb
2025

Author: goneall

Diff for: .github/workflows/phase_1_keycloak.yml

@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ jobs:
           name: final-keycloak-sbom-cyclonedx
           path: "/tmp/final_keycloak-sbom.cdx.json"
 
-  Validate:
+  Verify:
     needs: Enrich
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:

Diff for: .github/workflows/phase_1_python.yml

@@ -254,8 +254,8 @@ jobs:
           name: enriched-sboms
           path: "/tmp/enriched_*.json"
 
-  Validate:
-    name: "Validate SBOMs"
+  Verify:
+    name: "Verify SBOMs"
     needs: Enrich
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:

Diff for: .github/workflows/phase_2_harbor.yml

@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ jobs:
           name: final-harbor-sbom-cyclonedx
           path: "/tmp/final_harbor-sbom.cdx.json"
 
-  Validate:
+  Verify:
     needs: Enrich
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:

Diff for: .github/workflows/phase_2_kubectl.yml

@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ jobs:
           name: final-kubectl-sbom-cyclonedx
           path: "/tmp/final_kubectl-sbom.cdx.json"
 
-  Validate:
+  Verify:
     needs: Enrich
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:

Diff for: .github/workflows/phase_3_yocto.yml

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
           name: final-yocto-sbom-spdx
           path: "/tmp/final_yocto-sbom.spdx.json"
 
-  Validate:
+  Verify:
     needs: Enrich
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:

Diff for: .gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ stages:
   - "SBOM Generation"
   - "SBOM Augmentation"
   - "SBOM Enrichment"
-  - "SBOM Validation"
+  - "SBOM Verification"
 
 include:
   - local: .gitlab/ci/*.yml

Diff for: .gitlab/ci/phase_1_keycloak.yml

@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ Keycloak:Enrich:
     when: always
 
 
-Keycloak:Validate:
-  stage: "SBOM Validation"
+Keycloak:Verify:
+  stage: "SBOM Verification"
   before_script:
     - |
         curl -L -o /tmp/sbomqs \

Diff for: .gitlab/ci/phase_1_python.yml

@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ Python:Enrich:
       - phase_1/Python/final_*.json
     when: always
 
-Python:Validate:
-  stage: "SBOM Validation"
+Python:Verify:
+  stage: "SBOM Verification"
   image: alpine:latest
   before_script:
     - apk add --no-cache curl

Diff for: .gitlab/ci/phase_2_kubectl.yml

@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ Kubectl:Enrich:
     when: always
 
 
-Kubectl:Validate:
-  stage: "SBOM Validation"
+Kubectl:Verify:
+  stage: "SBOM Verification"
   before_script:
     - |
         curl -L -o /tmp/sbomqs \

Diff for: SBOM_LIFECYCLE.md

@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ The generation step is where an SBOM is conceived. The level of "completeness" o
 
 You should ideally have an SBOM that captures all transient dependencies with hashes for all components (and sub-components).
 
-## Validation
+## Verification
 
-A minimum validation would be to ensure the resultant SBOM meets the format requirements for the standard. This can be done by running utilities or validating against schemas provided by the format standard community. Additional validation can include semantic validation, validating the SBOM meets the minimum requirements, and enhances SBOM quality.  
+A minimum verification would be to ensure the resultant SBOM meets the format requirements for the standard. This can be done by running utilities or verifying against schemas provided by the format standard community. Additional verification can include semantic verification, verifying the SBOM meets the minimum requirements, and enhances SBOM quality.  
 
 ## Augmentation
 

Diff for: assets/lifecycle.d2

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Authoring: {
   Generation
   Augmentation
   Enrichment
-  Validation
+  Verification
   Signing
   Document Linking
 }
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Analysis
 
 Authoring.Generation -> Authoring.Augmentation
 Authoring.Augmentation -> Authoring.Enrichment
-Authoring.Enrichment -> Authoring.Validation
-Authoring.Validation -> Authoring.Signing
+Authoring.Enrichment -> Authoring.Verification
+Authoring.Verification -> Authoring.Signing
 Authoring.Signing -> Authoring."Document Linking"
 Authoring."Document Linking" -> Transportation -> Analysis