An indirect relationship between data elements in a database. For example, social security number is a transitive dependency of date-of-birth (SSN->DOB), because it is dependent on name (SSN->NAME ...

Transitive dependencies are software components that your software relies on indirectly—the code used by the packages you directly integrate into your software.

Nearly all (95%) open source vulnerabilities are found in transitive or indirect dependencies, according to a new report from Endor Labs that highlights the challenges of remediation in these ...

As just one example, the research reveals that a staggering 95% of all vulnerabilities are found in transitive dependencies – open source code packages that are not selected by developers, but ...

For example, as a plugin for integrated development environments (IDEs) the API can make dependency and security information immediately available for developers.