Run InnoSetup with Digital Signature

I have signtool.exe installed on my desktop pc. I now need to configure the InnoSetup script to incorporate a digital signature during the generation of the installation package executable. The following links were used as resources when configuring the InnoSetup program:

• SignTool for InnoSetup
• Microsoft SignTool Reference
• Executable Signing with Inno Setup
• Automate Code Signing with InnoSetup and kSign
• Signature EXE Inno-Setup

Installing Microsoft signtool.exe

I first googled to find a free digital signing tool for a windows program and found a page on the Global Sign website. The Global sign website (which is where I got my digital certificate) had a page discussing GlobalSign Code Signing Tools. Realized I needed to use signtool.exe for a microsoft application.

Chrome Malicious Warning Message on Packaged Desktop Air Application for Windows

Every have a DOH moment?

So I have created an air application that can be deployed on the desktop, mobile devices and the web. For each version, I followed the directions to package the application using digital certificates in Flashbuilder 4.6 for a signed application with a captive runtime.

Note: The mobile device packaging zips all the necessary files and directories and the captive runtimes with a digital certificate into a single file. So the Android pocketnotes.apk file for example will have an associated digital certificate (as does the iphone/ipad pocketnotes.ipa file).

Renew/Reinstall Adobe Air Code Signing Certificate (GlobalSign)

After renewing my code signing certificate with GlobalSign, I performed the following steps to install my certificate to be used by Flex when creating Air applications.

1. Installed the certificate in my browser following the directions from GlobalSign
2. Saved the certificate to a backup file(used for backup and also for Air Application release builds)
3. Tested the certificate file by creating a release build of an Air Application

GlobalSign Code Signing Certificate Installation

Woo hoo! I won a free Code Signing Certificate for Adobe Air. I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to check out the process of purchasing, installing, and using a CSR for the Nutrition in Medicine project. This will allow us to work out the kinks in the process of creating Air programs for our project. This turned into a two step process

Step 1: Certificate Request Process

The first step in the process was to “buy- using the nice promo code” a 1 year code signing certificate following the directions in the email. So I filled out the forms at the site, following the directions in the email.