(Go) 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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    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    var success bool

    // 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 := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    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 := chilkat.NewCert()
    success = cert.LoadPfxFile("C:/someDir/myCodeSigningCert.pfx","pfx password")
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(cert.LastErrorText())
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        cert.DisposeCert()
        return
    }

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

    signer := chilkat.NewCodeSign()

    // If successful, the following call will apply the signature to the EXE (or DLL).
    success = signer.AddSignature(exePath,cert,json)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(signer.LastErrorText())
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        cert.DisposeCert()
        signer.DisposeCodeSign()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println("Successfully applied the Authenticode signature.")

    json.DisposeJsonObject()
    cert.DisposeCert()
    signer.DisposeCodeSign()