# What does it take to “identify software”?

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/what-does-it-take-to-identify-software/17308
**Category:** General
**Created:** 2024-03-12T18:18:34Z
**Posts:** 1

## Post 1 by @jerm — 2024-03-12T18:18:34Z

> **[Identifying software — 2024 — Blog — GNU Guix](https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2024/identifying-software/)**
>
> Blog posts about GNU Guix.

> What does it take to “identify software”? How can we tell what software is running on a machine to determine, for example, what security vulnerabilities might affect it?