T1553.002 Code Signing Mappings

Adversaries may create, acquire, or steal code signing materials to sign their malware or tools. Code signing provides a level of authenticity on a binary from the developer and a guarantee that the binary has not been tampered with. (Citation: Wikipedia Code Signing) The certificates used during an operation may be created, acquired, or stolen by the adversary. (Citation: Securelist Digital Certificates) (Citation: Symantec Digital Certificates) Unlike Invalid Code Signature, this activity will result in a valid signature.

Code signing to verify software on first run can be used on modern Windows and macOS/OS X systems. It is not used on Linux due to the decentralized nature of the platform. (Citation: Wikipedia Code Signing)

Code signing certificates may be used to bypass security policies that require signed code to execute on a system.

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Mappings

Capability ID Capability Description Mapping Type ATT&CK ID ATT&CK Name
adaptive_application_controls Adaptive Application Controls technique_scores T1553.002 Code Signing
azure_dedicated_hsm Azure Dedicated HSM technique_scores T1553.002 Code Signing