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Code Signing for Individuals
Code Signing Pricing
Using unsigned software can be very dangerous. Because of this, customers usually have lower trust with unsigned software.
Code Signing Certificates from GlobalSign provide software developers on any platform the ability to bind their authenticated publisher identity with the applications or programs that they develop and distribute using a digital signature.
Code Signing Certificates for Individual Developers from GlobalSign also enables a developer to timestamp and digitally sign any application or program they distribute over the internet to give users better assurance and guarantee that the software they are purchasing is legitimate and has never been tampered with since its publication.
Microsoft Authenticode
Digitally sign Windows ActiveX controls via Authenticode (32 bit and 64 bit .exe, .ocx, .dll or other) and Kernel software for Windows. Windows 7 compatible.
Adobe AIR
Digitally sign Adobe AIR applications. AIR only allows digitally signed applications to be run.
Java
Digitally sign JAR applet files so your apps can access client-side resources
Microsoft Office & VBA
Digitally sign Microsoft Office macros and Visual Basic Applications (VBA).
Apple
Digitally sign Apple Mac applications. Code signing was introduced by Apple in MacOS 9 onwards.
Mozilla & Netscape Objects
Digitally sign Mozilla and legacy Netscape Object files.
- 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
- Supports all developer platforms
- Sign an unlimited number of applications within the lifespan of the certificate
- Multi-year saving - save 20% when you buy 2 year Certificates, plus avoid having to renew every year
- 7 day risk free refund
- $100,000 Warranty - underwritten Liability programme
- Multi-Language Tech Support - access to expert technical support staff via email & telephone
- WebTrust Accredited Certification Authority since 2002
Signing SDKs & the Signing Process:
When you have your Code Signing Certificate you will need to sign your application using an SDK or command line prompt appropriate for your technology:
Why Sign Code? Because running Unsigned Code can be dangerous!
Unsigned code can be very dangerous because it is open to tampering. Malware and spyware could be inserted into this code.This is why end users are discouraged to run unsigned code or executables.
With the Code Signing Certificate from GlobalSign, the end users get to know the developer's identity and that the software code has not been altered in any way since it was published.
When running unsigned code, it gives you alarming security warnings. On the other hand, signed code simply gives you the name of the software and the publisher. So the security warning is changed from alarming to advisory, like these:
You can add a significant level of trust in an application. It's very simple. Sign your code!
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