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Signing with Microsoft Authenticode Technology


Microsoft and other software vendors have proposed a new security standard that uses digital signatures to provide shrink-wrap-like accountability for potentially dangerous code downloaded from the Internet. Digital signatures associate a software vendor's name with a file, thus assuring some level of accountability for the software. This is an open standard, and it will be used to sign all forms of executable code on all platforms, including ActiveX controls, Netscape plugins, and platform-dependent Java classes. This section in the ActiveX SDK explains how to digitally sign files with the new Authenticode technology. For additional references to Authenticode specifications and documentation visit the Authenticode™ site.

bullet1.gifOverview
bullet1.gifIntroduction to Code Signing
bullet1.gifSigning Code with Authenticode
bullet1.gifAuthenticode
bullet1.gifGlossary
bullet1.gifAppendix A - Required Files
bullet1.gifAppendix B - The X.509 Certificate
bullet1.gifAppendix C - Suggested Reading

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