Signing a Windows app

[Bob Sneidar]

OK I am trying that out. I created my first self-signed certificate. Not sure where to go from here. Do I need to create a project, or can I just download the certs, and then what do I do with them? 

Thanks for any assistance you can give. 

Bob S


> On Jul 22, 2025, at 2:31 PM, Tom Glod via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Bob, I think there were changes to this over the last few years, and now
> signing windows software requires hardware keys and etc.
> So yes I think the lesson is burnt toast.
> Which is why I use a signpath.io ....
> Their fee includes the hardware key and the user experience is great, you
> upload your zip, and everything gets signed with your certificate.
> That windows unknown developer warning does not show up.
> Sorry, thats all i got.
> 
> On Tue, Jul 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM Bob Sneidar via use-livecode <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi all.
>> 
>> I am ready to sign a Windows app and I am trying to follow the
>> instructions on the livecode lessons page. I downloaded the Windows
>> SignTool and installed it. I navigated to the folder containing Pvk2Pfx.
>> The instructions say that running a command (which I will not copy/paste
>> here for obvious reasons) will create a PFX file from my PVK and SPC files.
>> First of all, WHAT FILES? Secondly, when I run the command, it says that
>> Pvk2Pfx is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file,
>> or operable program. But I’m looking right at it in the folder! Is this
>> lesson obsolete??
>> 
>> Bob S
>> 
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