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Queen's UniversityAuthenticode Certificates Process
Authenticode certificates are a new requirement that is picking up momentum on campus. Client applications being developed on campus are required by Microsoft (on Vista) and others to be digitally signed before the client application can be installed in order to tell who published the software.
Getting Started
Process:
An Email would need to be sent to the primary account administrator George Farah george.farah@queensu.ca (or backup account administrator Andy Hooper) advising of the following:- Why the need for the certificate
- Purpose of the code being developed
- Name of department
- Account code
- Name of developer and contact information
- Account code to be billed for that purpose
- Renewal period either one, two or three years
- Name of department
Additional Information
Faculty, staff, and students can make decisions about what software to deploy and how much to "trust" the software in question like Ida for example. Staff, students and faculty who might need to download digitally signed Active X controls, dynamic link libraries, .cab files or HTML content from our website can be confident that code really comes from Queen's University and hasn't been altered or corrupted since it was created and signed by us.
Digital IDs serve as virtual "shrinkwrap" for software: after you sign your code, if it is tampered with in any way, the digital signature will break and alert users that the code has been altered and is not trustworthy.
So when customers download software signed with a Code Signing Certificate, they can be assured of:
- Content Source: End users can confirm that the software really comes from the publisher who signed it.
- Content Integrity: End users can verify that the software has not been altered or corrupted since it was signed.
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