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Code Signing Defaults

These settings are the default values that will be used on the Code Signing tab of the Build Settings dialog when new projects are started.

CodeSign patches

Code sign all new patches during the build process.

Code signing tool:

The tool you want to use to digitally sign all new patch projects. Choose from:

SignTool.exe

Use SignTool.exe to digitally sign the patch file. This tool could not be distributed, but is available in the \Bin folder of the Platform Software Development Kit (SDK). This tool is not supported on Windows NT/Me/98/95. For more information, see MSDN: SignTool (Windows).

SignCode.exe

Use SignCode.exe to digitally sign the patch file. This tool could not be distributed, and only ships with the .NET Framework SDK version 1.0 and 1.1. For more information, see MSDN: File Signing Tool (Signcode.exe).

Tool location:

The full path and filename of the chosen code signing tool on your system (SignTool.exe or SignCode.exe). You can click the Browse button to select the file.

Certificate filename:

The full path and filename of the certificate to use for signing all new project patches. If SignTool.exe is selected, this file must be a "Personal Information Exchange" file (*.PFX). If SignCode.exe is selected, this file must be a "Software Publisher Certificate" file (*.SPC). You can click the Browse button to select the file.

Private key filename:

The full path and filename of the "Private Key" file (*.pvk) to use for signing all new project patches. This file is only used when SignCode.exe is the selected tool. You can click the Browse button to select the file.

Timestamp URL:

The URL of a timestamp DLL on the Web to use for all new patches, such as: http://timestamp.verisign.com/scripts/timstamp.dll. If you do not want to timestamp the patch file, leave this field blank.

Other arguments:

Any additional options you would like to pass to the code signing tool. If you leave any of the code signing fields blank (except for tool location), you can pass their values as command line options. Visual Patch automatically passes the "sign" argument when "SignTool.exe" is the selected tool.