What is the primary objective of secure software supply chain practices for a development team that wants to avoid using compromised components?

Binary Authorization is a specific Google Cloud feature that enforces deployment-time security policies, which is a control within a secure supply chain, not the overall objective.

While efficient security practices can streamline processes, increasing release speed is not the primary objective of *secure* software supply chain practices, but rather a potential secondary benefit or a separate goal.

Secure software supply chain practices focus on verifying the integrity and authenticity of all components, libraries, and tools used throughout the development and deployment process. By implementing measures like dependency scanning, vulnerability management, and source verification, development teams can significantly lower the chance of introducing security risks from external or internal compromised components.

While compliance is a goal, the primary objective is preventing compromised components, and 'complete adherence to every regulatory standard' is often an unrealistic and overly broad goal for a single set of practices.