rhowrth
30th June 2009 15:05 UTC

code signing
I develop a cross-platform Java/C++ application and my build environment runs under Mac OS X. I am able to successfully create a Windows .exe installer using the MacPorts port of NSIS - thanks everyone for providing such a great tool!

Now however I would like to sign my installer. Is there any way to do so from a Mac OS X or Linux machine, or is the only way to use signcode.exe or signtool.exe on a Windows box?

(I did find something called signtool as part of NSS that runs on the Mac, but that's a completely different beast for signing .jar's rather than .exe's)

-Rolf

kichik
30th June 2009 15:58 UTC

I'd try running signtool or one of its friends using WINE.

aditu.g
30th June 2009 23:42 UTC

There's a tool named osslsigncode-1.3 (search it on sourceforge.net : sourceforge.net/projects/osslsigncode/
You can easily sign windows code on a *nix.

from this tool readme file:
osslsigncode -spc <spc-file> -key <der-key-file>

where the spc and der files are obtained from your certificate

rhowrth
1st July 2009 23:44 UTC

That's great, thanks for two very helpful suggestions, I'll give them both a go.

-Rolf