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code signing

process of digitally signing executables and scripts to confirm the software author and guarantee that the code has not been altered or corrupted since it was signed
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code signing

Summary

code signing ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (141 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • code signing's subclass of is recorded as digital signature[2].
  • code signing's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09zzb_[3].
  • code signing's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/driver-signing[4].
  • code signing's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/code-signing[5].
  • code signing's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778697416[6].
  • code signing's Mitre ATT&CK ID is recorded as mitigations/M1045[7].

Why It Matters

code signing ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (141 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). code signing. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/code-signing
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_code-signing_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{code signing}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/code-signing}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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