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Authenticode Sign an Executable (EXE) or DLL

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Demonstrates how to Authenticode sign an EXE or DLL.

Note: Chilkat's code signing class was added in v9.5.0.97

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<?php

use Chilkat2\Cert;
use Chilkat2\CodeSign;
use Chilkat2\JsonObject;

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

// First create the following JSON to specify that SHA256 is to be used,
// and provide timestamp server information.

// {
//   "hashAlg": "sha256",
//   "timestampToken": {
//     "enabled": true,
//     "tsaUrl": "http://timestamp.digicert.com",
//     "requestTsaCert": true,
//     "hashAlg": "sha256"
//   }
// }

$json = new JsonObject();
$json->UpdateString('hashAlg', 'sha256');
$json->UpdateBool('timestampToken.enabled', true);
$json->UpdateString('timestampToken.tsaUrl', 'http://timestamp.digicert.com');
$json->UpdateBool('timestampToken.requestTsaCert', true);
$json->UpdateString('timestampToken.hashAlg', 'sha256');

// Load a code signing certificate..
$cert = new Cert();
try {
    $cert->LoadPfxFile('C:/someDir/myCodeSigningCert.pfx', 'pfx password');

    // You can sign .exe or .dll files.
    $exePath = 'C:/someOtherDir/HelloWorld.exe';

    $signer = new CodeSign();

    // If successful, the following call will apply the signature to the EXE (or DLL).
    $signer->AddSignature($exePath, $cert, $json);
} catch (\Chilkat2\Exception $e) {
    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
    exit;
}

echo "Successfully applied the Authenticode signature.\n";