(Delphi ActiveX) 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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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
json: TChilkatJsonObject;
cert: TChilkatCert;
exePath: WideString;
signer: TChilkatCodeSign;

begin
// 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 := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
json.UpdateString('hashAlg','sha256');
json.UpdateBool('timestampToken.enabled',1);
json.UpdateString('timestampToken.tsaUrl','http://timestamp.digicert.com');
json.UpdateBool('timestampToken.requestTsaCert',1);
json.UpdateString('timestampToken.hashAlg','sha256');

// Load a code signing certificate..
cert := TChilkatCert.Create(Self);
success := cert.LoadPfxFile('C:/someDir/myCodeSigningCert.pfx','pfx password');
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(cert.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

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

signer := TChilkatCodeSign.Create(Self);

// If successful, the following call will apply the signature to the EXE (or DLL).
success := signer.AddSignature(exePath,cert.ControlInterface,json.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(signer.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Successfully applied the Authenticode signature.');
end;