Enterprise Code Signing
Overview
Keyfactor Enterprise Code Signing keeps signing keys and signing operations inside your own infrastructure, with HSM-backed key protection, approval workflows and a full audit trail. As a Keyfactor Silver Partner, Unsung supplies and implements it for UK government, defence and regulated organisations that need governed, on-premises code signing.
Why buy Enterprise Code Signing through Unsung
We provide independent advice on the licensing model and product mix that suit your signing requirements, helping you get value for money from Keyfactor.
Buying through us also means partner pricing through our Keyfactor relationship, and specialist support where our PKI consultants handle first-line triage and escalate to Keyfactor when required. We also make sure the platform fits your environment, connecting it to your HSMs, CA, build pipelines and approval processes, including in air-gapped networks.
The Challenge
Code signing proves that software has not been altered since it was signed, but that assurance is only as strong as the process behind it. Keys need HSM protection, signing needs authorised workflows, and every signing event needs a record for audit.
Government and defence organisations face stricter conditions still. Signing often has to happen within classified or air-gapped networks, keys must never leave controlled infrastructure, and security policy may require formal approval steps and separation of duties between those who submit code and those who authorise signing.
What It Does
Enterprise Code Signing provides on-premises infrastructure for governed signing of software, firmware, containers and other artefacts. Keys are generated and held in HSMs, so they cannot be extracted or used outside the controlled environment.
Approval workflows enforce separation of duties between requesters and approvers, while access controls set which users and service accounts can submit requests. It supports formats including Windows executables, Java archives, container images and firmware binaries, and logs every signing operation. Deployed with EJBCA and Keyfactor Command, it forms an integrated PKI and signing environment.
How Unsung Helps
We design and implement governed code signing environments, covering HSM integration, signing policy, workflow configuration and integration with your development and release pipelines. Our consultants also help define signing governance as part of a wider software supply chain security strategy.
Enterprise Code Signing is the right fit where signing must stay on-premises. If cloud-hosted signing is acceptable, Keyfactor Signum reduces the infrastructure you run. If you also need time stamping or document signing from one server, SignServer Enterprise may be the better choice. We supply all three, so we can advise on the option that suits your requirements.
Related Unsung Services
- PKI Design & Build: design and implementation of code signing environments and CI/CD integration.
- PKI Consultancy: advice on code signing governance and software supply chain security.
- Hardware Security Modules: HSM supply and integration for signing key protection.
