(Tcl) 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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load ./chilkat.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"
#   }
# }

set json [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "hashAlg" "sha256"
CkJsonObject_UpdateBool $json "timestampToken.enabled" 1
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "timestampToken.tsaUrl" "http://timestamp.digicert.com"
CkJsonObject_UpdateBool $json "timestampToken.requestTsaCert" 1
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "timestampToken.hashAlg" "sha256"

# Load a code signing certificate..
set cert [new_CkCert]

set success [CkCert_LoadPfxFile $cert "C:/someDir/myCodeSigningCert.pfx" "pfx password"]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkCert_lastErrorText $cert]
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    delete_CkCert $cert
    exit
}

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

set signer [new_CkCodeSign]

# If successful, the following call will apply the signature to the EXE (or DLL).
set success [CkCodeSign_AddSignature $signer $exePath $cert $json]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkCodeSign_lastErrorText $signer]
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    delete_CkCert $cert
    delete_CkCodeSign $signer
    exit
}

puts "Successfully applied the Authenticode signature."

delete_CkJsonObject $json
delete_CkCert $cert
delete_CkCodeSign $signer