Don’t let code signing slow down your DevOps processes

Build secure code signing into DevOps and guarantee the integrity of the code with AVX ONE Code Signing

Deploying a code signing solution can be a challenge. You have to meet these requirements for a secure, scalable, and integrated solution.

Security and Access Management

Access to the code signing keys must be managed by the security teams. While the code signing keys must be protected, DevOps must be able to access the keys.

Performance and Agility

An enterprise code signing solution must be fast, and efficient, and support agile DevOps processes to keep the CI/CD pipeline moving while supporting security standards.

Seamless Integrations

Code signing needs to be built-in to DevOps processes making it to sign code directly in all CI/CD pipeline tools and platforms.

Code Integrity and Confidence

A code signing system should be deployed transparently for DevOps teams to ensure code integrity and software is delivered with confidence.

Insecure Code Signing Leads to DevOps Inefficiencies and Software Supply Chain Weaknesses

Security Vulnerabilities

Poor code signing practices can create software supply chain vulnerabilities and allow tampered code to be released – opening security vulnerabilities that can put users and customers at risk and damage to the company’s reputation.

Unauthorized Code Signing Certificates

Cybercriminals can get hold of unauthorized code signing certificates if the private keys certificates are not sufficiently protected. Attackers can pass off malware or malicious software as legitimate code by stealing a private code signing key.

Non-Compliance

Compliance issues arise due to manual code signing processes, and the presence of revoked or rogue certificates, leading to hefty penalties. Certificates usually go rogue, when they expire or are compromised due to weak crypto standards.

Low Productivity and Efficiency

Non-standard manual code signing leads to poor code signing and security practices, slows DevOps processes and code releases, creates errors, re-work and inefficiencies.

Make Code Signing Secure, Seamless, and Controlled with AVX ONE Code Signing

Strong and Compliant Code Signing

• Secure and CA/Browser Forum compliant private key protection with FIPS 140-2 certified HSMs
• Flexible support for cloud-based, on-premises HSMs, or Code Signing as a Service
• Centralized management of code signing keys and certificates
• Secure timestamping to support long term validation of signatures

Integrated and Flexible Code Signing at Speed and Scale

• Native Signing Tools – Custom CSP and PKCS#11 interfaces integrate with all major signing tools and supports a wide variety of file types developers use
• CI/CD Pipeline – Custom CSP and PKCS#11 integrate with the CI/CD pipeline to automatically trigger signing during the build process
• API-based Signing/Workflows - API-based signing allows code signing to be built into existing workflows, applications or automated build/deployment processes
• Upload/Sign in AVX ONE Code Signing console - Allows developers to sign their code directly through the AVX ONE Code Signing console
• Supports client-side hashing to further enable fast, reliable and efficient signing

Centralized Visibility and Policy-Controlled Code Signing

• Centralized management of code signing certificates, policies and permissions
• Policy controlled signing to ensure standardized signing and continuous compliance
• User authentication and authorization through Role-based Access Control (RBAC) to eliminate unauthorized signing
• Complete Visibility into signing events with usage/signing logs and audit trails