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Code Signing Certificate
ObjectSign Code Signing Certificates
Software vendors and developers can digitally sign (code sign) and timestamp the software they distribute over the Internet. The code signing process is the virtual equivalent to shrink-wrapping CD based software for distribution – it ensures the end user knows the digitally signed software is legitimate, comes from a known software vendor and the code has not been tampered with since being published.
ObjectSign Code Signing Certificates provide you with the ability to digitally sign software to attest to authentication, security and integrity of your code / executables for the following formats:
| ActiveX controls via Authenticode (.exe, .ocx, .dll or other) - see Microsoft Windows Media partners |
| Microsoft Office Macros and VBA (.docm, .xlsm and .pptm) including Microsoft Office 2003, 2007 |
| Windows Vista Kernel 64 bit |
| Adobe AIR |
| Apple Mac |
| Java Applets |
| Mozilla / Netscape Objects |
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| 1 year |
€175 |
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| 2 year |
€322 (save €28) |
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| 3 year |
€430 (save €95) |
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Select Microsoft Authenticode, Office / VBA, Adobe AIR, Apple, Netscape or Java during application.
For Vista 64 bit signing select Microsoft Authenticode.
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Features & Benefits of Code Signing Certificates:
- Removes the "Unknown Publisher" popup in Internet Explorer and Windows Operating Systems
- Full timestamping service included free of charge* – timestamping your code ensures the signature does not expire
- Multi-year saving - save 20% when you buy 2 year certificates, plus avoid having to renew every year
- 7 day risk free refund
- $250,000 Warranty - underwritten Liability Program
- Multi-Language Tech Support - access to expert technical support staff via email & telephone
- WebTrust Accredited Certification Authority
End users are encouraged not to run unsigned code therefore downloading / running unsigned applications will generate worrying Unknown Publisher security warnings. Unsigned software can be tampered with (such as the insertion of spyware, malware or harmful code and then redistributed). Once digitally signed, customers can be sure of the identity of the software developer and that the software has not been altered since being published by the original vendor. The security warnings change from being worrying to alerting the user the publisher is known – adding an essential level of trust to the application installation process.
Microsoft Authenticode technology is used to sign applications intended to be run on the Windows 9x, XP and Vista operating systems. To use Authenticode developers must be issued with a trusted code signing certificate, such as ObjectSign. Applications signed with the certificate change the standard Unknown Publisher warning into a known publisher message, with the software developer’s company name prominently displayed. Other technologies execute the process in a similar way, essentially all require applications to be signed before asserting the identity of the application developer.
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Adobe AIR developers can use GlobalSign’s Code Signing Certificates to make their application tamperproof as well as bind their identity to the digitally signed AIR application. AIR only allows digitally signed applications to be run, and the digital signature also allows users to identify which developer signed the application and when, providing assurances that the application is legitimate. For further details on digitally signing Adobe AIR applications please visit:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/AIR/1.1/devappsflex/WS5b3ccc516d4fbf351e63e3d118666ade46-7ff0.html |
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GlobalSign is happy to announce ObjectSign can be used to digitally sign Apple Mac applications. Code signing was introduced by Apple in MacOS 9 onwards. |
(*) GlobalSign offers the service on a reasonable use basis of 50 timestamping operations per certificate per year. Requests for timestamping requirements in excess of this should be directed to GlobalSign. Full terms and conditions available on request.
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