For developers and software publishers of active content, code signing reduces error messages and builds trust in your reputation. VeriSign® Code Signing Certificates for Microsoft® Authenticode® authenticate your identity and validate code integrity.

Digitally sign 32-bit and 64-bit user-mode (.exe, .cab, .dll, .ocx, msi, and .xpi files) and kernel-mode software Show customers that your code and content is safe to download Protect your brand and your reputation with a trusted digital signature Reduce the cost of maintaining code with a free timestamp

Digital Shrink Wrap to Protect Your Brand VeriSign® Code Signing Certificates provide a virtual “shrink wrap” for secure delivery of content over the Internet. When customers download software signed with Authenticode® Technology and verified by VeriSign, they can be assured of the content source and the content integrity. Code Signing adds a level of trust to your applications and makes them harder to falsify or damage, protecting your brand and your intellectual property. Learn more: 5 Reasons for Code Signing.

Increase Customer Confidence with Fewer Security Warnings When Internet Explorer, Exchange, Outlook®, or other Microsoft programs encounter unsigned executables, a security warning disrupts the user or content simply fails to load. To prevent disruption, publishers who use ActiveX® controls, plug-ins and other executables should sign their code using Authenticode Technology and a VeriSign Code Signing Certificate for Microsoft Authenticode. Learn more: How Code Signing Works.

Make the Most of Your Code Signing Investment With VeriSign Code Signing Certificates, developers select a platform, a validity period and install the certificate on their desktop or a portable device such as a USB drive. A timestamp option shows when code was signed, allowing customers to verify that the code signing certificate was valid at the time of the digital signature. VeriSign is a trusted provider of digital certificates for Microsoft Windows® Logo programs. Learn more about Code Signing for Microsoft Developers.

The Leader in Online Trust and Security VeriSign supports more platforms than any other code signing provider with the most reliable infrastructure and the most trusted security brand on the Internet (Tec-Ed Whitepaper, PDF, Oct. 2007). Because VeriSign root certificates come preinstalled on most end users’ devices and embedded in most applications, the digital signature authentication and verification process is seamless and transparent to most end users. Learn more: Why VeriSign?