Various application platforms support code-signing and provide different tools to perform the signing. Here is a list of the more common code-signing types and references as to where you can find guides for the given application.
Adobe AIR
- Adobe – Digitally signing an AIR file
Apple
- Mac OS X Developer Library – Code Signing and Application Sandboxing Guide
Authenticode
- Entrust – Authenticode Signing User Guide
- Microsoft MSDN – Signing and Checking Code with Authenticode
Firefox XPI
- Mozilla – Signing a XPI
Java
- Entrust – Java Code Signing User Guide
- Oracle – How to Sign Applets Using RSA-Signed Certificates
- Oracle – Signing Code and Granting it Permissions
Microsoft Windows Macro and Visual Basic Signing
- Entrust – Microsoft Windows Macro and Visual Basic Signing User Guide
- Microsoft MSDN – Signing a VBA Project
Code-Signing Series
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Tags: AIR file, Authenticode, Code Signing, Digital Signature, Java, Macro, Visual Basic, XPI signing