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Over the last few years, code signing has changed somewhat. With the requirement that private keys be secured, many developers have run into the issues that USB tokens present, or the limitations and costs associated with cloud-based signing solutions. Gone are the days of sharing a PFX file around the dev team or with the CI server (unless you managed to snag a 3-year renewal just before the new requirements were enforced). Signotaur is a self hosted code signing server (and client) that makes sharing certificates simple, all whilst ensuring the private key never leaves the server.

Big changes are coming for OV (Organisation Validation) code signing certificates - from (1 June 2023, extended from 15 November 2022), new and reissued publicly trusted organization validation (OV) and individual validation (IV) code signing certificates will have to be issued or stored on preconfigured secure hardware by the issuing certificate authority (CA) and the device must meet FIPS 140 Level 2, Common Criteria EAL 4+ or equivalent security standards.