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Know your code before you need to rebuild it

Explore Software Escrow Verification

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Your organisation already holds escrow agreements that give you rights to the source code behind critical third-party applications. Verification proves that code is complete, current and can be rebuilt into a working application. We do the testing, so you have evidence instead of assumptions.

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What Software Escrow Verification gives you

Know the application can be rebuilt

  • We compile the escrowed source code into a working application and check that it runs.
  • For hosted applications, we also rebuild the production environment: cloud resources, deployment and data import.
  • If a supplier fails or stops supporting the product, your team has a tested route to run and maintain it. 

Rebuild instructions your team can follow

  • Every build step is documented, including any fixes needed to reach a working output.
  • We confirm the deposit holds the files, scripts, tools and dependencies the build needs.
  • The instructions are stored with the deposit, ready for a release, an audit or training. 

Evidence for auditors, regulators and your board

  • Each verification produces a report to ISO 9001 standard, issued to all contracting parties.
  • It supports third-party risk management, operational resilience and business continuity requirements.
  • It records exactly what was tested, how, and what the result was.

A deposit that keeps pace with the software 

  • We recommend verifying after every major release, or at least once a year for critical systems.
  • Each verification shows whether the deposit has fallen behind the live application.
  • Verified materials are held in our secure global vaults.

 

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Why it matters now

98%

of commercial codebases contain open source.

Black Duck, OSSRA 2026

48%

of breaches now involve a third party, up 60% in a year.

Verizon, DBIR 2026

82%

of organisations carry security debt.

Veracode, State of Software Security 2026

61.4%

of live escrow agreements haven't updated deposits in 12 months.

Escode data, October 2026

Choose how far to test

Level

Who rebuilds

Where

Best for

Standard Build Verification

Supplier, observed by Escode

Supplier's environment

Self-hosted applications

Standard Build & Replicate Verification

Supplier, observed by Escode

Supplier's infrastructure, full production environment

Supplier-hosted applications

Independent Build Verification

Escode, no supplier involvement

Clean environment built by Escode

Self-hosted applications needing independent proof

Independent Build & Replicate Verification

Escode, no supplier involvement

Full production environment rebuilt by Escode

Supplier-hosted applications needing the highest assurance

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Why Escode

  • Pioneers of the category. Escode pioneered software escrow in 1988 and has set standards for the industry since.
  • Done in-house. Every verification is completed by Escode consultants, each of whom has run hundreds of similar exercises.
  • Independent. We sit between supplier and customer, and our reports go to both.
  • Specialists, not a platform alone. Verification consultants, solutions architects, and legal and regulatory specialists in software and IP.
  • Certified. Processes certified to ISO 27001 and ISO 90
  • 1,748 first-time verifications run between January 2024 and July 2026; more than 2,800 active agreements with verification history.

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