PowerShell Execution Policy and Script Signing — A Practical Guide to Graduating From "Papering Over It With Bypass" (archived 2026-07-27)

PowerShell's execution policy is "a safety feature, not a security boundary." This article covers the differences between policies like RemoteSigned, scope precedence, Mark of the Web and Unblock-File, script signing, and realistic operational patterns for internal distribution. Archived version of https://comcomponent.com/en/blog/powershell-execution-policy-script-signing/, as published on 2026-07-27. The live article is maintained and may change after this date. First published 2026-07-18.