Verifying Software Signatures with TUF and Sigstore

Explore the critical aspects of software security and signature verification in this informative conference talk. Delve into the common misconceptions surrounding software signing and learn why verification is crucial for ensuring true security. Discover how to properly verify software signatures and identify the right signers. Gain insights into utilizing CNCF projects like The Update Framework (TUF), in-toto, and Sigstore to enhance security for open source package repositories and internal container registries. Understand the capabilities and limitations of software signing, and learn to design effective verification policies for your projects or organizations. Explore how open source software repositories are implementing these techniques to guarantee the authenticity of downloaded code.