ecution or integration with build
or deployment pipelines for automated verification of artifacts.</p><h2 id=prerequisites>Prerequisites</h2><p>Before you begin, please do the following:</p><ol><li><p>Download the latest
<a href=https://github.com/sigstore/cosign/releases/latest>Cosign</a> build for your
architecture, as well as its signature.</p></li><li><p>Validate the <code>cosign</code> binary signature:</p><pre><code class=language-bash data-expandlinks=true data-repo=istio>$ openssl dgst -sha256 \
   