Combined Code Signing release notes for upgrades from Zurich to Australia

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated August 11, 2026
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    Summary of Combined Code Signing Release Notes for Upgrades from Zurich to Australia

    This consolidated guide provides ServiceNow customers with essential information about upgrading Code Signing from the Zurich release family to Australia. It combines all relevant release notes, highlighting new features, changes, activation details, and important considerations to ensure a smooth upgrade experience and enhanced code signing security and management.

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    Key Features

    • Self-Service Plugin Installation: Administrators can now directly install the Code Signing plugin from the ServiceNow Plugin portal without contacting support, simplifying deployment.
    • Quorum Controlled Certificate Revocation: A multi-approver policy secures certificate revocation to prevent unauthorized or accidental invalidation of Code Signing certificates.
    • Code Signing Health and Status Dashboard: Provides a centralized interface to monitor configuration, status, and actionable insights for maintaining a healthy Code Signing environment.
    • Utilities Dashboard Tab: Available within the Health and Status dashboard in Australia, it enables monitoring of signature statuses and detection of configuration issues.
    • Support for Multiple Signatures per Record: Allows records to hold multiple signatures across different certificates, with the system validating signatures from newest to oldest to ensure reliability.
    • Code Signing OOB Apps Signatures Plugin: Installs build-time signatures for records in all trued-up ServiceNow Store application versions, removing the need for self-signing.
    • New Cryptographic Key Pair: Strengthens the security of the Circle of Trust and signing processes, visible in the Key Pair and Certificates tab.
    • Wildcard Purpose for Signature Configuration: Eliminates import warnings for script includes and business rules, improving configuration accuracy.
    • Code Signing Enforcement for Discovery Probes: Discovery now requires signatures on probes, parameters, and sensors to ensure authenticity and secure MID Server execution, preventing audit gaps without performance impact.

    Changes

    • Enhanced Verification for ACC Framework Tables: KMF signature files can now be generated for tables extending Agent Client Collector configurations, enabling successful attachment verification and MID Server downloads.
    • Guardrail Process Optimization and Scope Expansion: The guardrail scan now proactively identifies records missing signatures, addressing unsigned but eligible records, rather than only validating existing signatures.

    Activation Information

    Code Signing is enabled through activation of the Code Signing (com.glide.codesigningenterprise) plugin. Installing this plugin also automatically installs the Code Signing OOB Apps Signatures plugin (com.glide.codesigning.oobappssignatures), facilitating build-time signature management for Store applications.

    Additional Information

    • No Removals or Deprecations: There are no features removed or deprecated between Zurich and Australia releases.
    • No Changes in Browser or Accessibility Requirements: No new browser requirements or accessibility updates have been introduced.
    • No Localization Updates: Localization considerations remain unchanged.

    Practical Benefits for ServiceNow Customers

    • Simplified plugin installation supports faster and autonomous deployment.
    • Improved security with quorum-based certificate revocation reduces risk of unauthorized certificate misuse.
    • Comprehensive dashboards enhance visibility and proactive management of Code Signing health and signature coverage.
    • Support for multiple signatures and build-time signatures increases reliability and reduces upgrade failures.
    • Enhanced guardrail scans help maintain compliance by identifying unsigned eligible records.
    • Enforced code signing on discovery probes strengthens MID Server security and audit compliance.

    Consolidated page of all release notes for Code Signing from Zurich to Australia.

    How to use this page

    To help you prepare for your upgrade, we have combined the cross-family Code Signing release notes onto one page. Read this summary of the new features, changes, and updated information for your product from Zurich to Australia.

    Tip:
    If there were no updates for a release notes section in a certain family release, we included a short note for your reference. For example, if a product did not have any updates in Tokyo, the row says "No updates for this release."

    Important information for upgrading Code Signing to Australia

    Before you upgrade to Australia, review these pre- and post-upgrade tasks and complete the tasks as needed.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Australia

    		 No updates for this release.

    New features

    Between your current release family and Australia, new features were introduced for Code Signing.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich
    Code Signing Installation using Plugin

    Customer administrators can now install the Code Signing plugin directly from the ServiceNow Plugin portal without the need to contact the Customer Service and Support team to enable the Code Signing framework. This enhancement supports self-service deployment and simplifies the installation process.

    Quorum Controlled Certificate Revocation
    Revoke Code Signing certificates using a quorum-based control policy. Revoke certificates to help prevent them from being used to verify signatures. A quorum-based approval flow promotes added security by requiring approvals from multiple stakeholders, to help prevent unintended or unauthorized certificate revocations.
    Code Signing Health and Status Dashboard
    The new Code Signing Health and Status dashboard provides a centralized, user-friendly interface to monitor the overall health and configuration of your code signing environment. It highlights configuration settings, displays the status of essential components, and offers actionable guidance to help resolve issues effectively.

    Australia
    Utilities Dashboard
    Use the Utilities Dashboard tab within the Code Signing Health and Status dashboard to monitor signature status, detect configuration issues, and maintain the overall health of your Code Signing environment.
    Multiple signatures for a record across certificates
    Leverage support for multiple signatures for records across different certificates, thus ensuring that valid signatures from any trusted source are recognized. Allow multiple signatures to be added to a record and have the system determine validity by evaluating all existing signatures from newest to oldest.
    Code Signing OOB Apps Signatures plugin
    Use this plugin (com.glide.code_signing.oob_apps_signatures) to install build time signatures for all relevant records in trued-up ServiceNow® Store application versions.
    New key pair
    A new cryptographic key pair is generated to strengthen the Circle of Trust and to ensure a secure signing process. You can see this key pair within the Key Pair and Certificates tab of the Code Signing Health and Status dashboard.
    Wild Card Purpose for KMF Signature Configuration
    Use the "Wild Card Purpose" entry in the signature configurations to eliminate import warnings for script includes and business rules.
    Code signing for probes
    Discovery now enforces code signing for probes, parameters, and sensors to guarantee authenticity, integrity, and secure execution on MID Servers. This update blocks unsigned or tampered payloads, provides signature validation, and strengthens compliance by helping prevent audit gaps without impacting discovery performance.

    Changes

    Between your current release family and Australia, some changes were made to existing Code Signing features.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich
    Enhanced Code-Signing Verification for ACC Framework Table
    You can now generate KMF signature files for tables that extend Agent Client Collector Configuration (sn_agent_configuration_file) and Agent Client Collector Plugin (sn_agent_asset). This enhancement allows attachments from the tables to successfully pass code-signing verification and be downloaded to the MID Server when code signing is enabled.

    Australia
    Guardrail process optimization and scope increase
    Allows you to run the guardrail scan and identify records that have missing signatures, enabling you to proactively address records that are eligible for code signing but remain unsigned. Previously, the system only checked records with existing signatures and marked them as valid or invalid, which meant records without signatures were overlooked. Now, the process starts from the signature configuration itself, every eligible record is checked to see if it has a signature. If a record is missing a signature, it's clearly identified.

    Removed

    Between your current release family and Australia, some Code Signing features or functionality were removed.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Australia

    		 No updates for this release.

    Deprecations

    Between your current release family and Australia, some Code Signing features or functionality were deprecated.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Australia

    		 No updates for this release.

    Activation information

    Review information on how to activate Code Signing.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    Code Signing is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is available with activation of the Code Signing (com.glide.code_signing_enterprise) plugin. For details, see Configure.

    Australia

    Code Signing is a ServiceNow AI Platform feature that is available with activation of the Code Signing (com.glide.code_signing_enterprise) plugin. Installing this plugin automatically installs the Code Signing OOB App Signatures plugin (com.glide.code_signing.oob_apps_signatures). For details, see Configure.

    Additional requirements

    If any additional requirements were introduced or changed for Code Signing we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Australia

    		 No updates for this release.

    Browser requirements

    If any specific browser requirements were introduced or changed for Code Signing we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Australia

    		 No updates for this release.

    Accessibility information

    Review details on accessibility information for Code Signing, such as specific requirements or compliance levels.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Australia

    		 No updates for this release.

    Localization information

    If there are specific localization considerations for Code Signing we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich

    		 No updates for this release.

    Australia

    		 No updates for this release.

    Highlight information

    If there are specific highlight considerations for Code Signing we have noted them here.

    Release Release notes

    Zurich
    Zurich Patch 4
    Code Signing OOB Apps Signatures plugin
    Use this plugin (com.glide.code_signing.oob_apps_signatures) to install build time signatures for all relevant records in trued-up ServiceNow® Store application versions.
    • Use Code Signing Guardrails to improve checks during the signing process to create more secure workflows.
    • Use the Code Signing Migration workflow to identify the signatures that are created with expired or inactive certificates and re-assign them to the appropriate records automatically.
    • Revoke Code Signing certificates securely using a quorum-based approval policy to prevent unauthorized use.
    • Monitor and manage your Code Signing environment with the new Health and Status dashboard.
    • The restructured navigation panel and the renamed pages provide improved accessibility and streamlined functionality.

    Australia
    • Gain complete visibility into Code Signing coverage by proactively identifying eligible records with missing signatures using the optimized guardrail scan.
    • Install build time signatures for records in all trued-up ServiceNow Store application versions, thus eliminating the self-signing process.
    • Ensure reliable script verification by supporting multiple signatures for a record across certificates. Reduce upgrade failures and improve compliance for customers using custom and ServiceNow® certificates.

    See Code Signing for more information.