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Why is image attestation important in enterprise pipelines?

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Quick Answer Image attestation is a signed statement (using Sigstore/cosign) proving an image was built from a specific source commit, by a specific CI pipeline, with a verified build process. It lets you verify supply chain integrity รขโ‚ฌโ€ not just that the image hash matches, but that it was built correctly and wasn't tampered with post-build.

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Attestation proves who built the image and ensures supply-chain integrity.
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