Code-Signing Best Practices

This paper provides information about code signing for the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems.

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Guidelines provided for:

  • Chief technology officers (CTOs) or chief security officers (CSOs) who deploy the code signing infrastructure.
  • Test lab managers who manage the process of test signing and verifying applications.
  • Build engineers who sign and verify applications for use with Windows.

Included in this white paper:

  • Code Signing Basics
  • Signing Technologies in Windows
  • Digital Signatures in Windows
  • Code Signing during Software Development
  • Code Signing Service Best Practices
  • Code Signing Service Example Topologies
  • Code Signing for Managed Networks

 

 

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