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Open SourceFoundationCNCF Sandbox

Ratify discovers OCI referrers for an image and runs verifiers such as Notation and Cosign, returning results to Gatekeeper policies.

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What it does2 capabilities · 1 at full coverage

1 of 2 at full coverage.

Attestation Policy EvaluationPartialBUILD · level 4 · 6 providers
Signature & Provenance Admission EnforcementFullREGISTRY · level 4 · 5 providers

What it proves5 controls across 4 frameworks

Satisfied through its capabilities, not claimed by the vendor.

SLSA 1.22 / 16Build L2 — Consumer validates provenance Verification — Verification Summary Attestation
CI/CD Top 101 / 10CICD-SEC-9
CSF 2.01 / 106PR.PS-05
SP 800-204D1 / 11204D-CD-VERIFY

What it stops6 techniques · 1 risk

6 techniques countered, 2 of them common

Malicious Container ImageCommon
User Execution: Malicious ImageT1204.003Common
Implant Internal ImageT1525Emerging
SLSA threat D: Build from modified source or parametersSLSA-D
SLSA threat F: Upload of a modified artifactSLSA-F
SLSA threat G: Compromised distribution channelSLSA-G

1 risks reduced

Unverified or tampered artifact is deployedHigh

Where it runs2 phases · 1 way to deploy

Capabilities per lifecycle phase

Release1
Deploy2

How it is delivered

Kubernetes operator or controller

What it unlocks4 activities · reaches level 5

Program activities its capabilities support, reaching level 5. Supporting an activity is not completing it.

Level 4

Cryptographic verification at install and admissionMedium effort
Signed workloads onlyMedium effort
Verify provenance and attestations before promotionMedium effort

Level 5

Full chain of custody for every artifactHigh effort

How it holds up

Not assessed yet: no strengths, limits or evaluation scores. 47 of 340 products carry an assessment and 29 are scored.

What it costsOpen source (free) · free tier

LicensingOpen source (free)

Priced pernone

BillingFree

Scales withOperating effort only

Total cost

No license cost, but self-support, upgrades, scaling and integration effort must be budgeted as personnel cost.

What it takes to run

No staffing, rollout time or operational commitment recorded.

What it works with2 standards

Standards and formats

OCI Image SpecificationX.509 Certificates

What else to look at

No alternative, competitor or family sibling is modeled for it.

What backs this up

No measurement, incident or pipeline using it.

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