Implementing Code Signing for Artifacts When to Use - When establishing artifact integrity verification to prevent supply chain tampering - When compliance requires cryptographic proof that build artifacts are authentic and unmodified - When distributing software to customers who need to verify publisher identity - When implementing zero-trust deployment pipelines that reject unsigned artifacts - When meeting SLSA Level 2+ requirements for provenance and integrity Do not use for encrypting artifacts (signing provides integrity, not confidentiality), for container image signing specifically (u…