Signing container images: Comparing Sigstore, Notary, and Docker Content Trust

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Snyk Landing Page
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Snyk

Snyk helps you use open source and stay secure. Continuously find and fix vulnerabilities for npm, Maven, NuGet, RubyGems, PyPI and much more.
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- Open Source
For instance, Snyk is a developer security platform that prioritizes a seamless developer experience. It offers container image scanning capabilities, allowing users to identify known vulnerabilities in the packages included in their Docker image. This empowers users to proactively detect and address vulnerabilities before pushing the image to Docker Hub or any other registry, bolstering their overall security posture.

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Docker Hub Landing Page
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Docker Hub

Docker Hub is a cloud-based registry service
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- Open Source
Now that you know a little more about Cosign, Notary, and DCT, we will take it one step further by using one of these tools: Cosign. For this example, we will use the simple Docker registry:2 reference image to run a simple registry. In a real-world scenario, a managed registry such as Harbor, Amazon ECR, Docker Hub, etc.

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Helm.sh Landing Page
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Helm.sh

The Kubernetes Package Manager
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- Open Source
The choice of a winner depends on the specific requirements, priorities, and constraints of the organization or system you're working with. Sigstore is well-suited for organizations prioritizing secure and transparent software updates for various artifacts, including Helm charts, alongside images. It has great community support and features, such as interoperability between registries, making it a great choice for most organizations. Moreover, most container registries support the signing format.

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Amazon ECR Landing Page

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Amazon ECR

Amazon ECR is a fully-managed Docker container registry enabling developers to store, manage, and deploy Docker container images.

Now that you know a little more about Cosign, Notary, and DCT, we will take it one step further by using one of these tools: Cosign. For this example, we will use the simple Docker registry:2 reference image to run a simple registry. In a real-world scenario, a managed registry such as Harbor, Amazon ECR, Docker Hub, etc.

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