ARTICLE / 2024.10.29

Publishing and Signing WinForms Apps

dot what? Use (2024) .NET 8.0. ##Visual Code Digital Signing Digicert hardware key must be physically present (no private key in software now allowed) Sign .exe and .msi of the app (?) Ensure your clock is correct! Advanced Installer with a Software Private K…

dot what?

Use (2024) .NET 8.0.

##Visual Code

Digital Signing

  • Digicert hardware key must be physically present (no private key in software now allowed)
  • Sign .exe and .msi of the app (?)
  • Ensure your clock is correct!

Advanced Installer with a Software Private Key

signtool.exe sign /a /d "[|ProductName]" /fd SHA256 /tr "http://timestamp.digicert.com" /td sha256

Advanced Installer with a hardware key from Digicert

Cannot automatically sign. Probably is a way. Instead, use digicert.exe to manaually sign .exe and .msi