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cosign:tldr:f8119
cosign: Sign a container image with a key pair stored in a Kubernetes secret.
$ cosign sign -key k8s://${namespace}/${key} ${image}
try on your machine
This command is using the cosign
tool to sign a container image with a particular key.
Here is a breakdown of the command:
cosign
: This is the command-line tool being used.sign
: This is the subcommand ofcosign
used to sign container images.-key k8s://${namespace}/${key}
: This flag specifies the key to use for signing the container image. It uses thek8s
key type which is a Kubernetes-specific signing key. The${namespace}
and${key}
variables should be replaced with the actual values for the namespace and key name.${image}
: This is the container image to be signed.
Overall, the command is leveraging the cosign
tool to sign a container image using a specific key from a specified namespace, in a Kubernetes environment.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.