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Microsoft Code Signing Certificate Best Practice - CodeSignCert.com
1. Code Signing Best Practices
July 25, 2007
Abstract
This paper provides information about code signing for the Windows® family of
operating systems. It provides guidelines for:
• Chief technology officers (CTOs) or chief security officers (CSOs) who
deploy the code-signing infrastructure.
• Test lab managers, IT professionals, and developers who manage the
process of test signing and verifying applications.
• Build engineers who sign and verify applications for use with Windows.
This information applies for the following operating systems:
Windows Vista®
Windows Server® 2003
Microsoft Windows XP
Future versions of this preview information will be provided in the Windows Driver
Kit.
The current version of this paper is maintained on the Web at:
http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/drvsign/best_practices.mspx
References and resources discussed here are listed at the end of this paper.
Contents
Introduction..............................................................................................................................4
What's New in Windows Vista..............................................................................................4
Who Should Read this Paper...............................................................................................4
Code-Signing Basics................................................................................................................5
Uses of Code Signing..........................................................................................................5
Digital Signatures.................................................................................................................5
Digital Certificates................................................................................................................7
Identity and Policy................................................................................................................8
Roles within the Code-Signing Ecosystem..........................................................................8
Test Signing versus Release Signing................................................................................10
Signing Technologies in Windows.........................................................................................11
Authenticode......................................................................................................................11
Strong Name Signatures....................................................................................................13
Strong Name Best Practices..............................................................................................14
Code-Signing Tools............................................................................................................15
Inf2Cat................................................................................................................................17
Digital Signatures in Windows...............................................................................................17
Existing Uses of Digital Signatures on Windows................................................................17
Enhanced Use of Digital Signatures in Internet Explorer Windows on Windows Vista......18
New Uses of Digital Signatures in Windows Vista.............................................................20
Code Signing during Software Development.........................................................................25
What Test Signing Is..........................................................................................................26
Test Signing by Individual Developers...............................................................................26
Integrating Test Signing into the Build Environment..........................................................28
Configuring a Test Computer or Environment....................................................................29
Test-Signing Operations....................................................................................................31
Code-Signing Service Best Practices....................................................................................32