Achieving A Completely Open Source Implementation of Apple Code Signing and Notarization

The article discusses the development of an open-source implementation of Apple code signing and notarization using the Rust programming language. This implementation, called the apple-codesign crate, allows users to sign and notarize Apple software from non-Apple operating systems such as Linux and Windows. A major advancement mentioned in the article is the recent addition of a pure Rust implementation of a client for Apple’s Notary API, eliminating the need for third-party dependencies like Apple Transporter. This means that users can now perform code signing and notarization using a fully open-source, self-contained tool called rcodesign. The article expresses excitement about this achievement, emphasizing the significance of having an Apple code signing solution outside of macOS and acknowledges the contributions of others to the project.