code-signing

Signing ClickOnce with a Certificate?

Hello, Can anyone explain the process of obtaining a certificate to sign my ClickOnce assembly(ies)? I've got a few ClickOnce apps at my company, but they are all signed with temporary certificates created by Visual Studio. Those are obviously not Trusted Root Authorities nor Trusted Publishers. I've followed along here: http://msdn....

Can sn.exe utilize the Windows certificate store?

For signing an assembly with sn.exe in .NET, is it possible to specify a public key for which the private key is contained only within the Windows CryptoAPI keystore? I see the option for specifying the CSP name, and the container name. Are there values to use to access the Windows certificates? (i.e. those accessible from Windows EFS,...

Self-signed certificate - unable to open certificate

I need a self-signed certificate to create a clickonce app in C++. I'm a real novice at deployment, so I'm following: How to create a self signed certificate Here's the command sequence I've used makecert -r -pe -n "CN=Watersteward" -ss CA -sr CurrentUser -sky signature -sv WaterSteward.pvk WaterSteward.cer makecert -pe -n "CN=Waters...

Is clickonce possible with regular c++ executable

I have a c++ console application which I would like to publish using clickonce. When I run the mageui.exe tool and import the executable and dependent files to make an application manifest, it won't let me set the app.exe as the entry point. I can set the entry point, but when I click off the line and go to save, it clears the dialog an...

Strange Blackberry Issue - New Build Suddenly Requesting Permission Access

During development testing of my app I'm running into a strange issue where new builds (Build 2.0) of the exact same code base suddenly default permissions (carrier internet, gps) to be Prompt rather than Allow on install. Details -- Same code base So there exists two builds, both with the same code base. Build 1.0 was made/signed last ...

SignTool Error: ISignedCode::Sign returned error: 0x80092006

Hi, I'm signing an EXE program with a certificate issued by a trusted CA. I'm using signtool.exe from the Windows SDK v6.0a. The certificate is located in the computer store and it is in the "Personals" folder. My command line is : sign /sm /n "My company" /d MyProductName /du http://my.url.com "C:\Setup\setup.exe" When I run thi...

Team Foundation Server Build with password protected codesigning fails

I'm trying to setup a continuous integration build on TFS 2008. In the project I want to build I use a key for signing. This key uses a password. I can't get it to build, because during the build TFS wants to show a dialog which can't be shown. I think I need to build the project by hand on the server, but only the TFS explorer and build...

Do we need to install Intermediate Code Signing cert for full trust XBAP/ClickOnce app?

We are creating a Full-Trust XBAP application and it needs to be installed/executed remotely outside of the customer's domain. In order to accomplish this we have purchased a Thawte code-signing certificate. We have used the spc and pvk from Thawte to create the pfx file for code-signing in VS 2008 on our XBAP. We import the pvx/cer...

certificate issues c#

Hi, We are in a maintainance proect of a large enterprise application. Now we face to a big poblem. The code-singnig certificate for ms.net proect.that we get from the previous company will expire in 20 days. Nobody in our team has the experience related with the certificate issues. We have some problems. we don`t know how to create a...

Blackberry Permission Questions - "Prompt" acts differently on different devices

I have a few questions about permissions and prompts. Most importantly this has to do with making a data connection and using GPS QUESTIONS 1. Prompts & Allow - Remove Notice?: When installing my app (signed) on various devices, some devices prompt the user about making a data connection and some do not (the connection is just made). I...

Code Sign error: The identity 'iPhone Developer: x Xxxxx' doesn't match any identity in any profile

I get this build error when I build my iPhone project to run on my device: Code Sign error: The identity 'iPhone Developer: x Xxxxx' doesn't match any identity in any profile My development code signing certificate expired so I got a new one. On my first attempt I created a new CSR and got the message above. The second time I reused my ...

Can a GnuPG key be used to generate self-signed code signing certificates?

I use GnuPG for my public and private keys (e.g. for email encryption) and have been trying to figure out if a self-signed code signing certificate can be generated using GnuPG. Does anyone have experience with this? ...

Which code signing authority should I go with?

I'm looking at options to buy a code signing certificate for my company. I want it to be usable for MS Authenticode and also for Java and I want it to be trusted with the default trusted authority list that ships with a new install of Windows (ie. I don't want the use to have to add a new trusted authority). I've seen previous discussio...

Don't see Code Signing Entitlements in xcode target properties

I am trying to build an adhoc build for my app , I am following the instructions on the apple's documentation which says Select the Target and open the Build settings inspector. In the ‘Code Signing Entitlements’ build setting, type in the filename of the new Entitlements.plist file including the extension. There is no nee...

Delay signing during development and not on the build server

I've got a few projects that are configured for delay signing on development machines, and I want to configure the build server so that it doesn't delay sign release builds. How can I do this? I'm using VSTS/TFS. The question is different, but the answer is what I need. ...

How do I use Strong Assembly names and key files to verify that the DLL I'm loading is what I expect?

I've got a project going where I need to programmatically load DLLs and run some code in them. The DLLs and their dependencies are stored in a database, and I write them to disk, but I want to check if a DLL is already there before writing it again. Currently, the database contains the strong assembly name and binary data of the file and...

commercial certificate for Adobe AIR

I've been signing my Adobe AIR applications with a self-generated certificate, but now I'd like something that looks more official. What sort of commercial certificate should I get and from where? As always, thanks for the help! ...

Are "code-signed" windows applications less vulnerable to virus infections?

If you sign a windows (native, not .NET) application with a code signing certificate, does this somehow prevent it being subsequently infected with a virus? Obviously if you sign an already infected file, you've got a problem... ...

Code Signing for my Lauch4J/NSIS Installer on Windows XP?

What is the procedure for signing my code so that when user clicks on the installer it does not prompt unknown vendor. My Setup is, Application is java based. I wrap jar with launch4j Installer is based on nsis. My build platform is xp. One other thing when installation is finished i get a pop up saying installation was not succesful...

How to sign a .NET Assembly DLL file with a Strong Name?

I have an assembly which is not strong-named. I have no source code for it. I now need it to be signed. Is there a way to do this? ...