Certificate for Microsoft Code Signing

Digitally sign:

• activeX controls
• in kernel mode
• Windows OS libraries
• device drivers
• binary codes for 32-bit and 64-bit platforms

Example supported files: .exe, .dll, .sys files, .ocx, .cab, .cat, .msi, .msp, .xpi, .ocx

• Microsoft Code Signing certificate can help increase the number of downloaded files enhancing your business sales
• Trusted digital signature will help you to protect the name, brand and reputation of your company
• reliable software identification – certified information concerning an author of an application and/or a company that produced the software,
• guaranteed security of an application – protection against code modifications by third parties,
• protection against getting infected with a harmful code (viruses, Trojan horses, etc.),
• protection of intellectual property

• X.509 v.3 (RFC5280), compliant,
• secured with RSA-SHA1 cryptographic function,
• minimal cryptographic key length RSA/DSA 2048 bit, EC 571 bit: sect571k1 (NIST K-571) and sect571r1 (NIST B-571),
• issued by CERTUM - a certificate authority holding a WebTrust certificate which confirms the compliance with international standards for Certification Authorities,
• issued by CERTUM - whose root certificate is automatically recognized as trusted in modern web browsers,
• verification of the certificate's status is possible via CRL lists and the OCSP protocol.

To obtain the certificate:

• Internet browser supporting X.509 certificates (e.g. Internet Explorer, Netscape Comunicator, Opera, Firefox)
• MS Windows XP, Vista (32 bit, 64 bit), Windows 7 (32 bit, 64 bit)

To sign code or file:

• SignTool
• Code-Signing Tools Overview
• MakeCert
• CertMgr
• Capicom.dll
• MakeCat
• Signability
• Inf2Cat
• PVK2PFX
• Code Sign Example Script

• Microsoft Code Signing certificates are issued for 1, 2, 3 years.

• 10 000 €

In order to verify the data contained in the request for certificate issuance, please provide within 7 days copies of the following documents:

For private persons:

• copy of ID document of a person responsible for the certification procedure (ID card, passport, residence permit, student’s ID card, social insurance ID, etc.) to check the data given in a form filled in on a website

For company / organisation representatives:

• copy of ID document of a person responsible for the certification procedure (ID card, passport, residence permit, student’s ID card, social insurance ID, etc.) to check the data given in a form filled in on a website
• document to assure the person responsible for certification procedure is an employee or representative of company/institution
• document to verify company/institution authenticity, e.g.
  • DUNS number (Dun and Bradstreet)
  • Articles of Incorporation
  • Business License
  • Doing Business As (DBA) registration
  • Partnership documentation
  • Sole Proprietorship documentation
  • Factitious Name Statement
  • Assumed Name Statement
  • Seller's Permit
  • Occupational License
  • Sales Permit

All collected documents should be sent within 7 days to CERTUM in one of the following ways:

1. by fax: 004891 4257 422
2. via e-mail: info@certum.pl
3. per post:
CERTUM PCC
ul. Bajeczna 13
71-838 Szczecin, Poland