Why Johnny Adopts Identity-Based Software Signing: A Usability Case Study of Sigstore (USENIX '26)[ARTIFACT]

Why Johnny Adopts Identity-Based Software Signing: A Usability Case Study of Sigstore (USENIX '26)[ARTIFACT] This repository contains the artifact accompanying the paper "Why Johnny Adopts Identity-Based Software Signing: A Usability Case Study of Sigstore" by K.G. Kalu, S. Okorafor, T. Singla, S. Chen, S. Torres-Arias, and J.C. Davis. Paper Citation To cite the paper or this artifact: @inproceedings{Kalu_Johnny-usability-study_2026, title = {Why Johnny Adopts Identity-Based Software Signing: A Usability Case Study of Sigstore}, author = {Kelechi G. Kalu and Sofia Okorafor and Tanmay Singla and Sophie Chen and Santiago Torres-Arias and James C. Davis}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 35th USENIX Security Symposium (USENIX Security '26)}, year = {2026}, address = {Baltimore, MD, USA}, publisher = {USENIX Association} } Artifact Contents This artifact is distributed as a ZIP file containing: README.md — instructions for navigating the artifact and locating materials Technical-Report.pdf — an extended version of the paper with detailed appendices Codebook.xlsx — analysis spreadsheet (e.g., interview protocol, codebook material) Download and extract the ZIP, then start with README.md for guidance.