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Verify Tetragon image signature
Learn how to verify Tetragon container images signatures.
Prerequisites
You will need to install cosign.
Verify Signed Container Images
Since version 0.8.4, all Tetragon container images are signed using cosign.
Let’s verify a Tetragon image’s signature using the cosign verify
command:
cosign verify --certificate-github-workflow-repository cilium/tetragon --certificate-oidc-issuer https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com <Image URL> | jq
COSIGN_EXPERIMENTAL=1
environment variable to allow verification of images signed in KEYLESS mode.
To learn more about keyless signing, please refer to Sigstore documentation.
Verify the SBOM signature
Download and verify the signature of the software bill of materials
A Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) is a complete, formally structured list of components that are required to build a given piece of software. SBOM provides insight into the software supply chain and any potential concerns related to license compliance and security that might exist.
Starting with version 0.8.4, all Tetragon images include an SBOM. The SBOM is generated in SPDX format using the bom tool. If you are new to the concept of SBOM, see what an SBOM can do for you.
Download SBOM
The SBOM can be downloaded from the supplied Tetragon image using the cosign download sbom
command.
cosign download sbom --output-file sbom.spdx <Image URL>
Verify SBOM Image Signature
To ensure the SBOM is tamper-proof, its signature can be verified using the
cosign verify
command.
COSIGN_EXPERIMENTAL=1 cosign verify --certificate-github-workflow-repository cilium/tetragon --certificate-oidc-issuer https://token.actions.githubusercontent.com --attachment sbom <Image URL> | jq
It can be validated that the SBOM image was signed using Github Actions in the
Cilium repository from the Issuer
and Subject
fields of the output.