# Azure Artifact Signing

> Expert knowledge for Azure Artifact Signing development including best practices, decision making, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when managing signing cert lifecycle, RBAC roles, DGSSv2 migration, diagnostic logs, or CI/CD signing integrations, and other Azure Artifact Signing related development tasks. Not for Azure Key Vault (use azure-key-vault), Azure Artifacts (use azure-artifacts), Azure Information Protection (use azure-information-protection).

- Skill: `atc-net/azure-artifact-signing` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add atc-net/azure-artifact-signing`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/atc-net/azure-artifact-signing/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: atc-net (https://skillmd.com/u/atc-net)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/atc-net/azure-artifact-signing

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# Azure Artifact Signing Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Artifact Signing. Covers best practices, decision making, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

## How to Use This Skill

> **IMPORTANT for Agent**: Use the **Category Index** below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., `L35-L120`), use `read_file` with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., `[security.md](security.md)`), use `read_file` on the linked reference file

This skill requires **network access** to fetch documentation content:
- **Preferred**: Use `mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch`. Returns Markdown.
- **Fallback**: Use `WebFetch`. Returns Markdown.

## Category Index

| Category | Lines | Description |
|----------|-------|-------------|
| Best Practices | L29-L33 | Guidance on managing signing certificates end-to-end: rotation, renewal, expiration handling, key protection, and lifecycle policies for Azure Artifact Signing. |
| Decision Making | L34-L39 | Pricing and SKU selection for Azure Artifact Signing and guidance to migrate from DGSSv2, including plan changes and transition steps. |
| Security | L40-L47 | RBAC roles, identities, and validations for secure Artifact Signing, plus how to sign Windows code integrity policies and assign access permissions. |
| Configuration | L48-L52 | Configuring diagnostic settings for Artifact Signing, enabling and routing logs to destinations like Log Analytics, Storage, and Event Hubs for monitoring and analysis. |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L53-L56 | Configuring Artifact Signing with supported tools and workflows (e.g., CI/CD systems, package managers), including setup steps and patterns for integrating signing into build and release pipelines. |

### Best Practices
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Apply certificate lifecycle practices in Artifact Signing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/artifact-signing/concept-certificate-management |

### Decision Making
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Choose and change Artifact Signing pricing SKUs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/artifact-signing/how-to-change-sku |
| Migrate from DGSSv2 to Azure Artifact Signing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/artifact-signing/how-to-device-guard-signing-service-migration |

### Security
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Understand Artifact Signing resources and RBAC roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/artifact-signing/concept-resources-roles |
| Manage Artifact Signing identity validations securely | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/artifact-signing/how-to-renew-identity-validation |
| Sign Windows code integrity policies with Artifact Signing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/artifact-signing/how-to-sign-ci-policy |
| Assign Azure RBAC roles for Artifact Signing access | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/artifact-signing/tutorial-assign-roles |

### Configuration
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Configure diagnostic settings and log routing for Artifact Signing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/artifact-signing/how-to-sign-history |

### Integrations & Coding Patterns
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Configure supported signing integrations for Artifact Signing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/artifact-signing/how-to-signing-integrations |