Digitally Sign Setup Dialog Box

InstallShield 2014 Express Edition

The Digitally Sign Setup dialog box is displayed when you click Digitally Sign Setup on the Build Installation page of the Project Assistant. This dialog box enables you to assure your end users that the code within your application has not been modified or corrupted since publication.

Digitally Sign Setup Dialog Box Settings

Setting

Description

Digitally sign setup

Select this check box to digitally sign your installation.

The other settings on this dialog box are enabled when you select this check box.

Certificate URL

Type a fully qualified URL—for example, http://www.mydomain.com. This URL is used in your digital certificate to link to a location you would like end users to visit in order to learn more about your product, organization, or company.

Digital certificate file (SPC or PFX)

Specify the location of your digital certificate file (.spc or .pfx) provided by a certification authority. You can type the path to the file or use the Browse button to navigate to the file location.

If you specify an .spc file, you must also specify a .pvk file.

Private key file (PVK)

If you are using an .spc file, you must also specify the location of your private key file (.pvk) provided by a certification authority. You can type the path to the file or use the Browse button to navigate to the file location.

Certificate password

If you would like to pass the password for the .pvk file or the .pfx file to ISCmdBld.exe to digitally sign your application while building the release from the command line, type the password in this box. InstallShield encrypts this password and stores it in your project (.ise) file.

If you do not specify a password in this box but you are digitally signing the release while building it from the command line, you will need to manually enter the password when you are prompted each time that you build the release from the command line.

Tip: The Signing tab in the Releases view lets you specify which portions of your installation should be digitally signed at build time. InstallShield enables you to sign any and all of the following files in a release, depending on what type of project you are using:

Windows Installer package (.msi file) for Express projects
Setup.exe file for Express projects
Any files in your release, including your application files

To learn more, see Digitally Signing a Release and Its Files at Build Time.

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