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title: "Migrating from Docker Content Trust to Sigstore"
description: "Docker is retiring Docker Content Trust (DCT), and it's time to migrate to open standards like Sigstore. If you're a Cloudsmith user, you're already ahead, since Cosign-based image signing is built-in. Here's how to make the move."
canonical_url: "https://cloudsmith.com/blog/migrating-from-docker-content-trust-to-sigstore"
last_updated: "2025-07-31T11:18:08.287Z"
---
# Migrating from Docker Content Trust to Sigstore

**TL/DR**:_ Docker is retiring Docker Content Trust (DCT), and it's time to migrate to open standards like Sigstore. If you're a Cloudsmith user, you're already ahead, since Cosign-based image signing is built-in. Here's how to make the move._