Where this offering fits
Secure code signing concerns the identity and integrity of released software artefacts. The important decision is who may request a signature and what constitutes an approved release. It differs from certificate inventory because the security boundary includes developers, build automation, signing keys and the systems that verify the finished artefact.
Architecture and rollout decisions
Map repositories and pipelines to signing identities. Decide whether a human approval or an approved automated condition permits signing, and how failed or unexpected requests are reviewed. Evaluate the selected integration with your build tools using a synthetic release. Key custody, timestamping where required and verification on the consuming platform belong in the design. Avoid transferring a production signing key into an evaluation environment simply to accelerate a demonstration.
An evaluation scenario for this offering
Run a synthetic release from an approved pipeline and compare it with a request from an unauthorised build context. Review the artefact, signature verification and audit attribution. Change the signing certificate in the test design and check whether the receiving platform still verifies the intended release history. This exposes the distinction between creating a signature and maintaining a release process that can survive certificate rotation and key replacement.
Evidence to request for this scope
- List the artefact formats and target platforms whose signatures must be verified.
- Demonstrate rejection of an unauthorised signing request and attribution of an approved build.
- Record key replacement and certificate-expiry handling so a release is not stranded during rotation.