---
title: Install zipsign on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of zipsign for on elementary OS - Sign and verify
  ZIP archives.
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/zipsign/elementary
---

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# Install zipsign on **elementary OS**

# zipsign

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/zipsign/elementary#install)

#### Sign and verify ZIP archives.

ZipSign is a command line tool sign and verify ZIP archives.

ZipSign uses Cryptographic Message Syntax (CMS) to sign Zip archives. The signature is stored within the Zip archive's comment. See the "How it works" section on zipsign's GitHub page for further details.

**Sign a Zip Archive**

```
zipsign sign -f archive.zip -p private-key.pem -c cert.pem
```

**Verify a previously signed Zip Archive**

```
zipsign verify -f archive.zip -c cert.pem
```

**Features**

* sign and verify Zip archives
* optionally embed certificates in the archive
* support of self signed certificates

**Limitation of Snap-Version**

The snap limits access to files within the home directory of the current user. To overcome this issue, you can compile the tool from source. If you prefer precompiled binaries or `.deb`-packages, please leave an issue on zipsign's github page.

### Package name

* zipsign

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### License

* MPL-2.0

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### Last updated

* 20 May 2026 - latest/stable

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### Websites

* [github.com/falk-werner/zipsign](https://github.com/falk-werner/zipsign "https://github.com/falk-werner/zipsign")

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### Source code

* [github.com/falk-werner/zipsign](https://github.com/falk-werner/zipsign "https://github.com/falk-werner/zipsign")

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### Report a bug

* [github.com/falk-werner/zipsign/issues](https://github.com/falk-werner/zipsign/issues "https://github.com/falk-werner/zipsign/issues")

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##### Report a Snap Store violation

* [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/zipsign/elementary#report-snap-modal)

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## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install zipsign

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open *Terminal* from the Applications launcher and type the following:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install zipsign

To install zipsign, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install zipsign
```

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