Code Signing Certificate Security: Protecting the Trust in Your Software for Malaysian Enterprises

Code signing certificates establish trust in software — if compromised, attackers can sign malware that appears to come from your organisation. Security assessment covers: certificate storage security (HSMs vs file-based), access controls for signing infrastructure, certificate lifecycle management (expiration, revocation), signing process security (who can initiate signing? is there approval workflow?), and timestamping practices (ensuring signatures remain valid after certificate expiration).