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Open Source Security

Maven Central's January 2025 Sigstore Validation Launch: Bringing Java Provenance to the Central Publisher Portal

Sonatype's Central Publisher Portal began validating Sigstore signature bundles in January 2025 alongside the existing PGP requirement. Here is the defender view of how the Java ecosystem's provenance story is finally catching up.

May 15, 20267 min read
Open Source

npm package signature verification: the 2026 rollout state

Every package on npm is signed by the registry, but the actual posture of install-time signature verification across real-world tooling is patchier than the headline suggests. This is where npm audit signatures and downstream verifiers stand in 2026.

May 14, 202610 min read
DevSecOps

npm provenance attestations walkthrough for 2026

npm provenance ties a published package to the specific GitHub Actions run that built it, signed through sigstore. Here is how to enable it for a publisher, verify it on the install side, and enforce it in CI without breaking your release process.

May 13, 20269 min read
AI Security

Model Weights as Supply Chain Artifacts: Signing and Provenance

A 4 GB safetensors file deserves the same signing, hashing, and provenance discipline as a container image. How to actually do it with Sigstore, OCI registries, and AIBOMs.

Apr 26, 20266 min read
Software Supply Chain Security

Container image signing and verification

Scanning tells you what's inside a container image; signing proves where it came from. Here's how signature verification closes the gap that CVE scanners like Trivy leave open.

Apr 25, 20268 min read
AI Security

OpenSSF Model Signing v1.0: Sigstore for ML

OpenSSF launched Model Signing v1.0 in April 2025 with Sigstore integration. NVIDIA NGC adopted it the same month. We explain what it signs, how to verify, and where the gaps are.

Apr 24, 20267 min read
Software Supply Chain Security

Container Image Supply Chain Security Deep Dive 2026

A senior-engineer deep dive into 2026 container image supply chain security: base image risk, provenance, signing, attestation chains, and what actually moves the needle.

Apr 22, 20266 min read
Tools

Sigstore Policy Controller v0.15: TUF Delegation and Admission Posture

Policy Controller v0.15 ships sigstore-go's delegation-aware TUF client, a monthly cadence, and tighter integration with cosign 3.x. We benchmarked admission on a 400-node cluster.

Apr 8, 20267 min read
Software Supply Chain Security

Provenance, Attestation, and Signing: A Practical Glossary

Provenance describes how software was built, attestations are signed claims about that process, and signing proves origin. Here's how the pieces fit.

Apr 2, 20268 min read
Software Supply Chain Security

Sigstore, Cosign, and keyless container image signing

How Sigstore's Fulcio and Rekor make Cosign keyless container image signing possible, why Chainguard built its product around it, and where the real gaps still are.

Mar 30, 20267 min read
DevSecOps

Azure Artifacts Sigstore Integration Walkthrough 2026

A practical walkthrough for integrating Sigstore signing and verification with Azure Artifacts in 2026, including the gaps you should know about before starting.

Mar 26, 20265 min read
SBOM & Compliance

Fulcio Certificate Lifecycle: Enterprise View

Fulcio issues short-lived certificates for keyless signing. Here is the enterprise view of how those certificates are issued, validated, and woven into long-term trust.

Mar 18, 20267 min read

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