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Chapter 16: Building, Testing, and Distributing Installations<br />

Configuring and Building Releases<br />

Therefore, if you specify the digital signature password in <strong>InstallShield</strong>, you will never see a password prompt if you are<br />

using a .pfx file.<br />

To learn more about SignTool.exe, including its command-line parameters, see the Microsoft Web site.<br />

Contact a certification authority for more details about digital certificate files.<br />

Digital Certificates<br />

A digital certificate identifies you, your company, or both to end users and assures them the data they<br />

are about to receive has not been altered during its transfer over the Web. Certification authorities issue<br />

and manage digital certificates.<br />

When end users download your application, a digital certificate is displayed. The digital certificate is a<br />

panel that informs end users when your application was signed and asks if they want to download and<br />

run your application. End users click OK to accept your application package.<br />

Below is an example of a digital certificate. The appearance of digital certificates may vary among<br />

browsers and browser versions.<br />

Figure 16-3: Sample Digital Certificate<br />

Digitally Signing a Release and Its Files at Build Time<br />

<strong>InstallShield</strong> lets you configure digital signing settings for a release. At build time, <strong>InstallShield</strong> uses the<br />

settings that you have configured to sign your installation package, your Setup.exe file, and any other<br />

files in your release that meet the criteria that you have defined.<br />

310 ISE-1800-UG01 <strong>InstallShield</strong> <strong>2012</strong> <strong>Express</strong> <strong>Edition</strong> <strong>User</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>

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