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A cryptographically verified approach to secure Docker container updates in CI/CD pipelines

2026 · CSDP · pp. 203-217 · 0 citations · 27 references
Computer Science

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A secure CI/CD update workflow that combines keyless Cosign signing (OIDC/Fulcio), immutable SHA-256 digest–based image addressing, mandatory pre-deployment signature verification, and freshness controls against rollback attacks is presented, while permitting controlled rollback only to previously verified versions.

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