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This document describes how to verify the cryptographic signatures and attestations created by the vantage-packager image publishing pipeline.

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Overview

The vantage-packager pipeline creates several security artifacts for each published image:
  • Container Image Signature: Cryptographic signature using Cosign
  • SPDX SBOM Attestation: Software Bill of Materials in SPDX 2.3 format
  • Vulnerability Scan Attestation: Security scan results in SARIF format All artifacts are signed with the same private key and can be verified using the corresponding public key.

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Prerequisites

You’ll need the following tools installed:
  • cosign - for signature and attestation verification
  • jq - for JSON parsing and analysis
  • curl - for downloading artifacts (optional)

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Signature Verification

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Basic Verification

Verify an image signature using the public key: 
# Verify signature (skip transparency log for private registries)
cosign verify --key cosign.key.pub --insecure-ignore-tlog \
  abyvtgonprm27.azurecr.io/vantage-installer:2.7.1

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With TLS Verification Disabled

For registries with self-signed certificates: 
cosign verify --key cosign.key.pub --insecure-ignore-tlog --allow-insecure-registry \
  abyvtgonprm27.azurecr.io/vantage-installer:2.7.1
Expected output: 
[{
  "critical": {
    "identity": {
      "docker-reference": "abyvtgonprm27.azurecr.io/vantage-installer"
    },
    "image": {
      "docker-manifest-digest": "sha256:a4190ad9d5289d7ad2d02d05749c10713a7aac217e8010b5e4ef15161b181c94"
    },
    "type": "cosign container image signature"
  }
}]

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Attestation Verification

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SPDX SBOM Attestation

Verify the SPDX Software Bill of Materials attestation: 
# Verify SPDX attestation
cosign verify-attestation --key cosign.key.pub --type spdx --insecure-ignore-tlog \
  abyvtgonprm27.azurecr.io/vantage-installer:2.7.1

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Vulnerability Scan Attestation

Verify the vulnerability scan attestation: 
# Verify vulnerability scan attestation
cosign verify-attestation --key cosign.key.pub --type vuln --insecure-ignore-tlog \
  abyvtgonprm27.azurecr.io/vantage-installer:2.7.1

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Retrieving Attestation Data

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Download SPDX SBOM

Extract the SPDX SBOM from the attestation: 
# Download and extract SPDX SBOM
cosign download attestation --predicate-type spdx \
  abyvtgonprm27.azurecr.io/vantage-installer:2.7.1 | \
  jq -r '.payload' | base64 -d | jq -r '.predicate' > sbom.json

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Download Vulnerability Scan

Extract the vulnerability scan results: 
# Download and extract vulnerability scan
cosign download attestation --predicate-type vuln \
  abyvtgonprm27.azurecr.io/vantage-installer:2.7.1 | \
  jq -r '.payload' | base64 -d | jq -r '.predicate' > vuln-scan.sarif

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Analyzing SPDX SBOM Data

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Basic SBOM Information

# View SBOM metadata
jq '{
  name: .name,
  spdxVersion: .spdxVersion,
  creationInfo: .creationInfo,
  packageCount: (.packages | length)
}' sbom.json

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List All Packages

# List all packages with versions
jq -r '.packages[] | "\(.name) \(.versionInfo // "unknown")"' sbom.json | sort

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Find Packages with Known Vulnerabilities

# List packages with CPE identifiers (vulnerability references)
jq -r '.packages[] | select(.externalRefs[]?.referenceType == "cpe23Type") |
  "\(.name) \(.versionInfo // "unknown") - \(.externalRefs[0].referenceLocator)"' sbom.json

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License Information

# Show packages with declared licenses
jq -r '.packages[] | select(.licenseDeclared != "NOASSERTION") |
  "\(.name): \(.licenseDeclared)"' sbom.json

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Analyzing Vulnerability Scan Data

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Basic Scan Information

# View scan metadata
jq '{
  version: .version,
  tool: .runs[0].tool.driver.name,
  toolVersion: .runs[0].tool.driver.version,
  resultCount: (.runs[0].results | length)
}' vuln-scan.sarif

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List Vulnerabilities

# List all vulnerabilities found
jq -r '.runs[0].results[] |
  "\(.ruleId) - \(.level // "unknown") - \(.message.text)"' vuln-scan.sarif

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High Severity Vulnerabilities

# Show only high severity vulnerabilities
jq -r '.runs[0].results[] | select(.level == "error") |
  "\(.ruleId): \(.message.text)"' vuln-scan.sarif

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SBOM Visualization Tools

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CLI Tools

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CycloneDX SBOM Utility

Install and use the CycloneDX SBOM utility for advanced analysis: 
# Install sbom-utility (if available)
go install github.com/CycloneDX/sbom-utility@latest

# Validate SPDX SBOM
sbom-utility validate --input-file sbom.json

# Generate component report
sbom-utility query --input-file sbom.json --select "name,version" --from "packages"

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Custom Analysis with jq

# Create a dependency tree view
jq -r '.packages[] |
  select(.name != null) |
  "\(.name)@\(.versionInfo // "unknown") (\(.supplier // "unknown"))"' sbom.json |
  sort | uniq

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Web-based Visualization

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SBOM.sh Online Viewer

  1. Visit https://sbom.sh/
  2. Upload your sbom.json file
  3. Explore the interactive component and dependency visualization

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Artifact Reference Discovery

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Find Signature Artifacts

# Find signature artifact reference
cosign triangulate --type signature \
  abyvtgonprm27.azurecr.io/vantage-installer:2.7.1

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Find Attestation Artifacts

# Find attestation artifact reference
cosign triangulate --type attestation \
  abyvtgonprm27.azurecr.io/vantage-installer:2.7.1