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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 sys
import chilkat2

success = False

# 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"
#   }
# }

json = chilkat2.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 = chilkat2.Cert()
success = cert.LoadPfxFile("C:/someDir/myCodeSigningCert.pfx","pfx password")
if (success == False):
    print(cert.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

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

signer = chilkat2.CodeSign()

# If successful, the following call will apply the signature to the EXE (or DLL).
success = signer.AddSignature(exePath,cert,json)
if (success == False):
    print(signer.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print("Successfully applied the Authenticode signature.")