
Why Johnny Signs with Next-Generation Tools: A Usability Case Study of Sigstore
Software signing is the most robust method for ensuring the integrity and authenticity of components in a software supply chain. However, traditional signing tools place key management and signer identification burdens on practitioners, leading to both security vulnerabilities and usability challenges. Next-generation signing tools such as Sigstore have automated some of these concerns, but little is known about their usability and adoption dynamics. This knowledge gap hampers the integration o…