Request a Microsoft Authenticode or VB (multiple-platforms) certificate
To request a Microsoft code signing Certificate, you can use our Keybot tool to generate a private key and CSR automatically during the ordering process. Here is a link on how Keybot works: Generate a CSR for a code signing/client certificate with our KEYBOT tool
How to choose a Code Signing certificate for Microsoft Authenticode:
- To sign an application, an executable, or a 32 or 64 bit windows library (.EXE/.MSI/.DLL), you need a Globalsign code signing certificate : see our comparative table below in "Prices and online ordering".
- If you want to sign Windows drivers, you must use Globalsign. It is also the latter that you must choose for signing for Windows RT.
- If you want to maximize your Smartscreen, as soon as you deploy your certificate, we also recommend the Globalsign EV code signing Certificate.
- Prices and order form
Once your certificate delivered:
- Install a Microsoft Authenticode or VB, VBA (multiple-platforms) certificate
- Use a Microsoft Authenticode certificate
In order not to worry about expiration, you have to make a signature with timestamp (see time stamping in the Microsoft documentation).
Windows 10 (and higher) and Microsoft Edge case
You'll have to enable the "IE mode". To do so:
- open a new tab
- right click the tab and select the "internet explorer mode"
Consult a complete documentation regarding the IE mode .
CSR manual generation
If you were not able to automatically generate your CSR with Internet Explorer at the time of application and need to provide a CSR, you can use our tool (documentation) to generate it with Internet Explorer.
For cases where you do not have access to Internet Explorer, you can also generate private keys and CSRs using Windows tools:
ATTENTION: the information below is now obsolete following the end of the support of "certEnroll" in our order form.
With Internet Explorer 5.5 to 6 (or 7 under XP):
Using the certificate request form, your browser will generate the private key as a file.pvk.When you install the certificate, you will get the file .spc.Note the path to the .pvk that you choose on the order form file.