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Sign Code Action Files Tab

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This tab of the Sign Code action specifies the file to be signed and other output options.

 

File to sign: The filename to sign (required).  Must be a valid Windows executable (.exe, .dll, .ocx, .scr, .sys, .drv) or a .msi, .cab, .class, .js, or .vbs file.

 

Command: The command to perform on the file:

Sign adds or replaces a code signing digital certificate and optionally timestamps the certificate.
Timestamp updates the timestamp of the digital signature.
Verify verifies that the file is signed with a valid digital signature.

 

Location: The location to retrieve the public and private key information for the digital certificate (a PFX file or a certificate store).

 

Store name/PFX File: The name of the certificate store (defaults to "My" if not provided") or the PFX file for the PFX file location option.

 

PFX password: The password used to encrypt the PFX file (required and applies only for PFX File location option).

 

Common name: The common name of the certificate in the certificate store (optional, does not apply for PFX File option).

 

Include: Indicates which parts of the certificate chain to include.

 

Timestamp server: The URL of the timestamp server to use to timestamp the digital certificate (optional).  The certificate will not be timestamped if this field is blank.  Required for the timestamp command.

 

Information URL: A URL to store in the certificate which provides more information about the file's content (optional).

 

Description: Specifies a name that represents the contents of the signed file (optional).