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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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LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oJson
LOCAL oCert
LOCAL cExePath
LOCAL oSigner

nSuccess := 0

//  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"
//    }
//  }

oJson := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJson:UpdateString("hashAlg", "sha256")
oJson:UpdateBool("timestampToken.enabled", 1)
oJson:UpdateString("timestampToken.tsaUrl", "http://timestamp.digicert.com")
oJson:UpdateBool("timestampToken.requestTsaCert", 1)
oJson:UpdateString("timestampToken.hashAlg", "sha256")

//  Load a code signing certificate..
oCert := CreateObject("Chilkat.Cert")
nSuccess := oCert:LoadPfxFile("C:/someDir/myCodeSigningCert.pfx", "pfx password")
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oCert:LastErrorText
    oJson:destroy()
    oCert:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

//  You can sign .exe or .dll files.
cExePath := "C:/someOtherDir/HelloWorld.exe"

oSigner := CreateObject("Chilkat.CodeSign")

//  If successful, the following call will apply the signature to the EXE (or DLL).
nSuccess := oSigner:AddSignature(cExePath, oCert, oJson)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oSigner:LastErrorText
    oJson:destroy()
    oCert:destroy()
    oSigner:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

? "Successfully applied the Authenticode signature."

oJson:destroy()
oCert:destroy()
oSigner:destroy()