Monday, November 22, 2010

Code-Signing Best Practices

This paper provides information about code signing for the Microsoft 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 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

Read more: Windows Hardware Developing Central