Who Needs A Code Signing Certificate?

A Performance Host Code Signing Certificate is essential for:

• Any commercial or open source provider who distributes code or content over the Internet or via an extranet.
• Publishers wishing to protect their reputations by making it impossible for impersonators to successfully tamper with their trusted products.

Code signing adds a digital signature to the software’s executable code, validating that the code comes from you. When an end-user attempts to download your content, a dialog box will appear identifying you as the publisher. Any alteration of the original code breaks the digital signature, alerting potential users that the content is not to be trusted.

• Allows publishers to sign .exe, .cab, .dll, and .ocx files; Java Applets and MIDlets; Microsoft® Office documents with macros; and other types of files that support digital signatures.
• Performance Host Code Signing Certificates are fully integrated with Industry-Standard Technology.
• Performance Host Code Signing Certificates are available only to legally registered companies with a registered status of “Good Standing”, “Active” or equivalent. Registration will be confirmed with the appropriate government agency before issuing the Code Signing Certificate.

With public concern for online security at an all-time high, people are no longer willing to download software without proof that it’s legitimate. With a Performance Host Code Signing Certificate, software developers and other content publishers can “sign” their code, thereby reassuring customers it’s the real thing.

• Perfect for software publishers and content providers of ActiveX controls, dynamic link libraries (.dll files), .cab files, HTML content or any other software distributed over the Internet or via an extranet.
• Time-stamping service provided, allowing distribution of signed code beyond certificate expiration
• Protects your intellectual property by warding off impersonation and tampering.

What is Code Signing?

Code signing certificates are used by content publishers to append digital signatures to their products. These digital signatures prove to consumers of the content the identity of the creator and validate that content has not been tampered with since it was originally distributed. Code signing digital signatures can be used to sign content including software components, macros, firmware images, virus updates, configuration files or other types of content for secure delivery over the Internet or other mechanisms. Code signing has becoming increasingly important, with the rapid growth of Internet distribution of content and tightened security settings in many newer browsers and/or operating systems.