Category: Code Signing
How to generate a key pair and attestation certificate on your YubiKey FIPS to order EV code signing and document signing certificates.
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Install SSL.com Root and Intermediate Certificates on YubiKey
How to avoid trust errors with digital signatures by installing a complete certificate chain with root and intermediate on your YubiKey FIPS.
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How to Install SSL.com eSigner Cloud Key Adapter (CKA)
eSigner CKA (Cloud Key Adapter) is a Windows based application that uses the CNG interface (KSP Key Service Provider) to allow various tools to use
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How to Automate EV Code Signing With SignTool.exe or Certutil.exe Using eSigner CKA (Cloud Key Adapter)
eSigner CKA (Cloud Key Adapter) is a Windows based application that uses the CNG interface (KSP Key Service Provider) to allow tools such as certutil.exe
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How to Digitally Sign vsix files using eSigner CKA
A .vsix file is a Visual Studio Extension Installer package used by Microsoft Visual Studio. It contains software that adds new functionality or extends existing
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How to Digitally Sign VBA Macros using eSigner CKA
eSigner CKA (Cloud Key Adapter) is a Windows application leveraging the CNG interface (KSP Key Service Provider), enabling tools like certutil.exe and signtool.exe to access
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How to Digitally Sign a Hardware Lab Kit (HLK) file using eSigner CKA
Hardware Lab Kit is a tool to test and prepare a kernel mode driver for submission to Microsoft. Currently eSigner CKA also requires the HLKSigntool
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How to Digitally Sign .app Files using eSigner CKA
The Microsoft_Application.app file comprehensively encompasses all components of a solution, offering a streamlined method to establish and reference the identity of the solution. eSigner CKA
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FAQ: Getting Started With Your Code Signing Certificate
This FAQ answers common questions about getting started signing files with your SSL.com EV Code Signing certificate and YubiKey FIPS token.
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What is a Code Signing Certificate?
Learn about code signing certificates: what they are, how they work, their benefits for software security and trust, and best practices for implementation. Explore SSL.com solutions.
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Using Your Code Signing Certificate
How to use your OV or EV code signing certificate with Microsoft’s SignTool and SSL.com’s SSL Manager application.
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Code Signing Certificates, Cloud Signing Options and Signing Operations Integration
What is a Code Signing Certificate? A code signing certificate is a digital certificate that provides a globally accepted proof of identity of a software
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SafeNet Authentication Client Download for Code Signing Certificates
How to download the SafeNet client. For certificates on Thales-Gemalto USB tokens.
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eSigner Demo Credentials and Certificates
Demo credentials, QR codes, and configuration information to ease experimental use of SSL.com’s eSigner cloud signing environment.
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How to Change your Thales SafeNet/Gemalto Token Password
This article provides instructions for Thales SafeNet (Gemalto) token users who want to change their token code signing password and for those who need to
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Enabling Third-Party Signing Certificates with eSigner Cloud Signing
Discover how SSL.com’s eSigner cloud signing service securely stores and utilizes third-party digital certificates and keys for enhanced digital signing from anywhere
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Yubikey FIPS tokens vs Thales/Gemalto USB tokens
SSL.com ships code signing certificates that are pre-installed on Yubikey FIPS tokens and Thales SafeNet (Gemalto) USB tokens. Both are hardware devices used for secure
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Generate a Certificate Signing Request in Azure Key Vault
Effective June 1, 2023, SSL.com has updated its key storage protocols for code signing certificates to comply with new guidelines issued by the Certificate Authority/Browser
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Implementing Code Signing with Google Cloud HSM
Certificate Authorities like SSL.com have recently heightened the key storage standards for Code Signing Certificates, now mandating the storage of the certificate’s private key either
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Code Signing Nuget Packages with eSigner
A NuGet package is a standardized format for distributing software libraries, tools, and assets in the .NET ecosystem. It allows developers to easily share and
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eSigner Signing Credential Guide
What is an eSigner Signing Credential A signing credential is like an “ID” or a unique identifier that can be assigned to a person or
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A Guide to PKI Protection Using Hardware Security Modules (HSM)
PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) relies on public and private keys to encrypt data. Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) safeguard these keys in tamper-proof boxes. HSMs store
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Validation Process for Document Signing, Code Signing, and EV Code Signing Certificates
This how-to will walk you through the process of buying and submitting required documents for all SSL.com Document Signing certificates, as well as IV and
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Ordering Process for Code and Document Signing Certificates
Both code signing and document signing certificates have similar options when it comes to storage of the private keys and options for signing. All code
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How to Use Pre-Signing Malware Scan with SSL.com eSigner
What is SSL.com Malware Scan? Malware Scan is a new service offered by SSL.com to software developers utilizing code signing certificates to assure that code
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