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Authenticode Sign an Executable (EXE) or DLL

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Demonstrates how to Authenticode sign an EXE or DLL.

Note: Chilkat's code signing class was added in v9.5.0.97

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Cert;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.CodeSign;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        // First create the following JSON to specify that SHA256 is to be used,
        // and provide timestamp server information.

        // {
        //   "hashAlg": "sha256",
        //   "timestampToken": {
        //     "enabled": true,
        //     "tsaUrl": "http://timestamp.digicert.com",
        //     "requestTsaCert": true,
        //     "hashAlg": "sha256"
        //   }
        // }

        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        json.updateString("hashAlg", "sha256");
        json.updateBool("timestampToken.enabled", true);
        json.updateString("timestampToken.tsaUrl", "http://timestamp.digicert.com");
        json.updateBool("timestampToken.requestTsaCert", true);
        json.updateString("timestampToken.hashAlg", "sha256");

        // Load a code signing certificate..
        Cert cert = new Cert();
        try {
            cert.loadPfxFile("C:/someDir/myCodeSigningCert.pfx", "pfx password");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // You can sign .exe or .dll files.
        String exePath = "C:/someOtherDir/HelloWorld.exe";

        CodeSign signer = new CodeSign();

        // If successful, the following call will apply the signature to the EXE (or DLL).
        try {
            signer.addSignature(exePath, cert, json);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println("Successfully applied the Authenticode signature.");
    }
}