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T1553.002: T1553.002

View on MITRE ATT&CK The MITRE Corporation · Published 05/02/2020 17:27 · Modified 27/03/2026 01:09

Essential information

MITRE technique ID
T1553.002
Confidence
100/100
Revoked
No
Published
05/02/2020 17:27
Modified
27/03/2026 01:09
Author / Source
The MITRE Corporation

Aliases

Code Signing

Platforms

windows macos

Description

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](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1036/001), this activity will result in a valid signature. Code signing to verify software on first run can be used on modern Windows and macOS systems. It is not used on Linux due to the decentralized nature of the platform. (Citation: Wikipedia Code Signing)(Citation: EclecticLightChecksonEXECodeSigning) Code signing certificates may be used to bypass security policies that require signed code to execute on a system.

Kill chain phases

Kill chainPhase
mitre-attack defense-evasion

Marking (TLP)

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External references

Related entities

Intrusion sets, malware, reports, vulnerabilities, indicators and other entities linked to this technique.