Overview

This document explains how to digitally sign files with the Authenticode™ technology included in Microsoft's ActiveX™ SDK. These digital signatures associate a software vendor's name and unique public key with a file; thus, assuring some level of accountability.

This document includes the following sections:

• An introduction to code signing.
• Procedures for signing code using Authenticode.
• Procedures for checking that the code was signed successfully.
• A glossary.
• Appendixes with related information.

Currently, Authenticode allows software vendors to sign:

• .exe files.
• .cab files.
• .ocx files.
• .class files.