Artifact Signing
A fully managed end-to-end service for digitally signing code, documents, and applications. (formerly Trusted Signing)
Yes, it will be, however, we don't have a timeline we can share yet.
Will Artifact Signing become available South Africa Region?
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Seth West
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I've completed the identity validation, which has been approved, and just need to create a Public Trust certificate. Only problem is that "Artifact Signing is currently available to organizations in the USA, Canada, European Union & United Kingdom."
So, the question is: Will artifact signing become available in any other region or can an organization apply to be included?
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Meha-MSFT 1,880 Reputation points Microsoft Employee Moderator2026-06-10T22:12:54.58+00:00 -
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2026-06-10T14:02:30.7833333+00:00 Artifact Signing currently has two separate limitations in the documentation:
- Geographic eligibility for Public Trust certificates (who can use it):
- For Public Trust certificates, Artifact Signing is available only to organizations in the USA, Canada, the European Union, and the United Kingdom, and to individual developers in the USA and Canada.
- Azure regions where Artifact Signing resources can be created (where the service runs):
- Artifact Signing resources can only be created in the listed Azure regions (for example, Central US, West Europe, Japan East, etc.). South Africa regions are not listed among the supported regions.
The provided documentation does not state any roadmap, future expansion plans, or a process for customers to request enablement of Artifact Signing in additional geographies or Azure regions. It only documents the current availability and constraints.
Based on the available information, there is no documented way for an organization to apply to have Artifact Signing enabled in South Africa or other unsupported regions, and no published commitment that it will become available there.
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AI-generated content may be incorrect. Read our transparency notes for more information. - Geographic eligibility for Public Trust certificates (who can use it):