What are Code Signing Certificates?

Code Signing Certificates are useful for software developers, organizations and especially publishers who distribute through third-party download sites. They provide a digital signature for your software programs, applications & drivers. It’s a way of confirming to users that your software is genuine, and it is coming from a reliable source.

Code Signing Certificates ensure that you will not receive any warning or error message during the download or installation process. It’s an ideal solution for securing: Applications, Device-Drivers & Softwares.

Comodo Code Sign Certificates

If you’re looking for a quick and affordable way to secure code and increase customer trust, look no further than the Comodo Code Signing certificate. These code signing certificates help ensure that any code or content you’re looking to distribute over the internet is safe from modification, re-hosting, and impersonation by malicious third parties. The Comodo Code Signing certificate will immediately let your customers know that they can trust the software they are downloading, since it has been verified by a world-renowned security company like Comodo.

Assurance & Authentication

Comodo Code Signing Certificates help create a sense of online confidence when users download your software by verifying the authenticity of your identity. But, before you can display either your company name or individual name as the publisher and start distributing your code or content safely online, Comodo requires you to complete the validation process, which typically takes 1-3 Days. For companies, Comodo will attempt to verify your registration details, address and telephone number. For individual developers, Comodo requires you to present a notarized form that validates some sort of government issued photo identification and complete a quick phone call. To streamline the process, we'll provide you with an easy-to-read validation guide after purchase.

Comodo Extended Validation Code Signing certificates offer the highest level of identy authentication available. Comodo will ask your company to undergo an extensive vetting process in order to verify identity. While this may sound intense, it’s not for any company with up to date records and registration. This process typically takes 1-5 business days.

Security & Encryption

This certificate digitally signs code with 32-bit or 64-bit portable executable including .cab, .exe, .dll, .csx, and kernel mode software. Additionally, the Comodo Code Signing certificate creates digital signatures using a public-key algorithm like the RSA public-key cipher.

Comodo Extended Validation Code Signing certificates support all major 32-bit / 64-bit formats, including Microsoft Authenticode (.exe, .cab, .dll, .ocx, .msi, .xpi, and .xap) and kernel-mode software, Adobe Air, Apple applications and plug-ins, Java, MS Office Macro and VBA, Mozilla object files and Microsoft Silverlight applications. For additional security, your private key will be stored on an external hardware device.

Platforms Supported

The Comodo Code Signing & Comodo EV Code Sign certificate works across a wide variety of platforms, which include::
◼   Windows 8/10
◼   Any Microsoft format (32- and 64-bit) .exe, .ocx, .msi, .cab, .dll
◼   Adobe AIR applications
◼   JAVA applets
◼   Mozilla Object files
◼   MS Office Macro or VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) files
◼   Microsoft Silverlight applications or XAF files
◼   Apple Mac software for MacOS 9 and OSX

Benefits

◼   Digitally signs software with a unique signature
◼   Asserts sufficient identity to satisfy most browsers
◼   Available in OV and IV
◼   Timestamping keeps your signatures valid
◼   Ensures authenticity of software
◼   Guards integrity of software
◼   Widely Supported
◼   Easy to Use

Site Seal

Comodo Code Signing certificates do not come with a Site Seal, since it is not designed to be advertised publically on your site. However, these certificates do include unique digital signatures embedded within the code of your site to ensure customers that the code comes from you and has not been altered or corrupted since it was created and signed.

Warranty

Unfortunately, the Comodo Code Signing certificate does not come with a warranty.