The Email Nobody Wants It usually starts with a completely normal message. “Can you provide evidence of your software supply chain controls?” “Do you maintain SBOMs for production artifacts?” “How do you track vulnerability exceptions over time?” At first glance, this sounds manageable. You already run npm audit . Maybe you use Dependabot. Maybe your CI blocks critical vulnerabilities. Your dashboards are green. CVE counts are low. Then the auditor asks the next question: “Can you prove that this report corresponds to what was actually deployed?” And suddenly the entire room gets quiet. Because most teams don't actually have evidence .…