Linux Signer

Overview

QCecuring integrates with Linux-based signing tools and workflows to provide centralized key management, policy enforcement, and observability for code signing operations. This applies to RPM/DEB packages, container images, and custom binaries built and distributed from Linux environments.

Key capabilities

• Central management of signing keys used by Linux build and packaging pipelines.
• Policy-driven controls defining which repositories, artifacts, or namespaces can be signed.
• Full audit logs of signing operations, including who initiated them and which keys were used.
• Compatibility with common Linux tooling and CI/CD pipelines for package and image signing.

Typical use cases

• Platform engineering teams managing repositories of Linux packages across multiple distributions.
• Organizations signing container images, command-line tools, and internal agents built on Linux.
• Security programs seeking end-to-end traceability for artifacts shipped to production.

High-level integration flow

1. Import or generate Linux code-signing keys in QCecuring, protected by strong controls.
2. Configure integration profiles for your preferred Linux signing tools and packaging workflows.
3. CI/CD pipelines call out to QCecuring to request signing operations rather than handling keys directly.
4. QCecuring authorizes each request based on policy, executes or brokers the signing, and records the event.
5. Keys and policies are managed centrally, enabling rapid response to compromise, rotation requirements, or scope changes.