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ObjectSign™
Code Signing Certificates
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Software vendors and individual developers can digitally sign and timestamp the software they distribute over the Internet. This digital signing process is the virtual equivalent to shrink-wrapping CD based software for distribution – it ensures the end user knows the 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 attest to authentication, security and integrity of your code for the following formats:
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| Select Microsoft Authenticode, Office / VBA, Netscape or Java during application. For Vista 64 bit signing select Microsoft Authenticode. |
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ActiveX controls via Authenticode
(see Microsoft Windows Media partners) |
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Apple Mac Code Signing |
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Office Macros and VBA (inc Office 2007) |
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Java Applets |
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Windows Vista Kernel |
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Netscape Objects |
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| 1 year |
€175 |
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| 2 year |
€322 |
| 3 year |
€430 |
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Removes the "Unknown Publisher" popup in Internet Explorer and Windows Operating Systems |
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Full timestamping Service included free of charge* – timestamping your code ensures the signature does not expire |
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7 day refund. Unlimited reissues. |
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One-day Express Turnaround |
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Fully Validated - available for incorporated and non-incorporated software vendors (non-incorporated applicants will be required to submit notarized documentation.) |
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Backed by
GlobalSign Liability Program |
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Fully supported by expert technicians in multiple languages via email & telephone |
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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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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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