(PowerShell) 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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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

# 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 = New-Object Chilkat.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 = New-Object Chilkat.Cert
$success = $cert.LoadPfxFile("C:/someDir/myCodeSigningCert.pfx","pfx password")
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($cert.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

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

$signer = New-Object Chilkat.CodeSign

# If successful, the following call will apply the signature to the EXE (or DLL).
$success = $signer.AddSignature($exePath,$cert,$json)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($signer.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$("Successfully applied the Authenticode signature.")