Add to Favorites After you have enrolled for your Code Singing Certificate using a CSR generated from the utility you will then have to Import/Install the Code Signing Certificate after it gets issued. The CA should give you a pkxs7 format certificate also known as a .p7b. The way they give you this certificate will […]
Category: XIII: Digital ID’s – Client (S/MIME) & Code Signing Certificates
Digital signatures identify/authenticate you as the document signer and allow document recipients to verify that no one has modified the contents of the document since you signed it.
They can also allow access to specific applications, websites, or interfaces, as well as devices like laptops and cellphones
Why Can Only Certain Browsers Generate Automatic Keypairs?
Add to Favorites In the world of PKI and SSL some certificate authorities use browsers such as Internet Explorer or Firefox to automatically generate keypairs to be used with Email-S/MIME Code Signing or Client Authentication Certificates. Not all Browsers have the capability to generate these keypairs due to licensing restrictions of the <keygen> and ActiveX […]
How to Import a Certificate into Firefox
Add to Favorites Depending on the circumstance you may need to import a Certificate into your Firefox browser. Code Signing, Email, and Admin/Digictal ID certificates can be imported into Firefox’s certificate stores to allow users access to websites or enable users to use Mozilla based software where certificates are necessary to perform a function. This article […]
SHA-1 or SHA-256 for Windows kernel-mode Code Signing
Add to Favorites Problem Windows Vista and Server 2008 trigger a security warning for code running in kernel mode if the code was signed with a SHA-256 Authenticode certificate. The current workaround is to use a SHA-1 certificate. However, SHA-1 is being deprecated. Patched versions of Windows 7 and newer versions of Windows operating systems […]
Digicert EV Code Signing Procedure – Activating Your EV Code Signing Hardware
Add to Favorites After a Digicert EV Code Signing certificate has been issued there are some technical security steps that are required in order to activate the usb token the client receives. Before you can access the EV Code Signing Certificate and use it to sign code, you need to activate your secure token, download […]
Digicert EV Code Signing – Installing SafeNet Client Software on Your Computer.
Add to Favorites Whether you are providing your own hardware token, or you had DigiCert ship you a secure token with your preinstalled EV Code Signing Certificate, you need to install the SafeNet drivers for your computer to interface with the device. These instructions explain how to install the client software on to your computer […]
Digicert Certificate Utility – Code Signing (Exporting pfx)
Add to Favorites The Digicert Certificate Utility is probably one of the best certificate management tool out on the net. A lot of people become scared with key-pair encryption but key-pairs/certificates are actually fundamental easy to figure out. Unlike SSL certificates, code signing certificates perform the function of signing. Code signing certificates creates a tamper […]
Digicert Certificate Utility – Code Signing (Signing Code)
Add to Favorites The Digicert Certificate Utility is probably one of the best certificate management tool out on the net. A lot of people become scared with key-pair encryption but key-pairs/certificates are actually fundamental easy to figure out. Unlike SSL certificates, code signing certificates perform the function of signing. Code signing certificates creates a tamper […]
Digicert Certificate Utility – Code Signing (Importing a Code Signing pfx/p12 Certificate)
Add to Favorites The Digicert Certificate Utility is probably one of the best certificate management tool out on the net. A lot of people become scared with key-pair encryption but key-pairs/certificates are actually fundamental easy to figure out. Unlike SSL certificates, code signing certificates perform the function of signing. Code signing certificates creates a tamper […]
Digicert Certificate Utility – Code Signing (Downloading/Installing)
Add to Favorites The Digicert Certificate Utility is probably one of the best certificate management tool out on the net. A lot of people become scared with key-pair encryption but key-pairs/certificates are actually fundamental easy to figure out. Unlike SSL certificates, code signing certificates perform the function of signing. Code signing certificates creates a tamper […]