Generates (unsigned) signature payloads from the supplied container image.
Generates an unsigned payload from the supplied container image and flags. This payload matches the one generated by the "cosign sign" command and can be used if you need to sign payloads with your own tooling or algorithms.
cosign generate [flags]
cosign generate [--a key=value] <image uri>
# Generate a simple payload for an image
cosign generate <IMAGE>
# Generate a payload with specific annotations
cosign generate -a foo=bar <IMAGE>
# Use this payload in another tool
gpg --output image.sig --detach-sig <(cosign generate <IMAGE>)
--allow-http-registry whether to allow using HTTP protocol while connecting to registries. Don't use this for anything but testing
--allow-insecure-registry whether to allow insecure connections to registries (e.g., with expired or self-signed TLS certificates). Don't use this for anything but testing
-a, --annotations strings extra key=value pairs to sign
--attachment-tag-prefix [AttachmentTagPrefix]sha256-[TargetImageDigest].[AttachmentName] optional custom prefix to use for attached image tags. Attachment images are tagged as: [AttachmentTagPrefix]sha256-[TargetImageDigest].[AttachmentName]
-h, --help help for generate
--k8s-keychain whether to use the kubernetes keychain instead of the default keychain (supports workload identity).
--registry-cacert string path to the X.509 CA certificate file in PEM format to be used for the connection to the registry
--registry-client-cert string path to the X.509 certificate file in PEM format to be used for the connection to the registry
--registry-client-key string path to the X.509 private key file in PEM format to be used, together with the 'registry-client-cert' value, for the connection to the registry
--registry-password string registry basic auth password
--registry-server-name string SAN name to use as the 'ServerName' tls.Config field to verify the mTLS connection to the registry
--registry-token string registry bearer auth token
--registry-username string registry basic auth username
--output-file string log output to a file
-t, --timeout duration timeout for commands (default 3m0s)
-d, --verbose log debug output
- cosign - A tool for Container Signing, Verification and Storage in an OCI registry.