New method of Code Signing with K Software

Targets Windows
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Hi Chris.

Create your installer file. I use Inno Setup, but use whatever you are familiar with

Here are the steps to sign the installer file:

  1. Download SafeNet here: How to download SafeNet Authentication Client
  2. Plug your flash drive with token you received from kSoftware
  3. Open the SafeNet Authentication Client Tools app
  4. Change the password in SafeNet. You will first need to enter the email you received from kSoftware via email and then change it to something easy for you to remember
  5. With the token still inserted and SafeNet still open, open the command prompt (type in cmd in the search)
  6. Enter the following and hit Enter to launch sign tool: cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin\10.0.22621.0\x86
  7. Enter the following to sign the file. Note. You will replace the XXXX with your company name registered at kSoftware for the certificate, and you will replace the YYYY with the full path to your installer package file. For both, be sure to include the quotes as below:
    signtool sign /tr http://timestamp.sectigo.com /td sha256 /fd sha256 /n “XXXX” “YYYY”

For example, my full line in command prompt is:
signtool sign /tr http://timestamp.sectigo.com /td sha256 /fd sha256 /n “Visual Veggies Software” “C:\Users\ryan_m121u5o\Desktop\installers\DEMO\Visual Veggies Study Suite DEMO.exe”

  1. You will be prompted for your password. Enter the password you just changed for the token

Hope this helps!

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