## Signing with Microsoft Authenticode Technology

Microsoft and other software vendors have proposed a new security standard that uses digital signatures to provide shrink-wrap-like accountability for potentially dangerous code downloaded from the Internet. Digital signatures associate a software vendor's name with a file, thus assuring some level of accountability for the software. This is an open standard, and it will be used to sign all forms of executable code on all platforms, including ActiveX controls, Netscape plugins, and platform-dependent Java classes. This section in the ActiveX SDK explains how to digitally sign files with the new Authenticode technology. For additional references to Authenticode specifications and documentation visit the Authenticode™ site.

Overview
Introduction to Code Signing
Signing Code with Authenticode
Authenticode
Glossary
Appendix A - Required Files
Appendix B - The X.509 Certificate
Appendix C - Suggested Reading

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