(Unicode C) 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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#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <C_CkCertW.h>
#include <C_CkCodeSignW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;
    HCkCertW cert;
    const wchar_t *exePath;
    HCkCodeSignW signer;

    // 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 = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"hashAlg",L"sha256");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateBool(json,L"timestampToken.enabled",TRUE);
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"timestampToken.tsaUrl",L"http://timestamp.digicert.com");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateBool(json,L"timestampToken.requestTsaCert",TRUE);
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"timestampToken.hashAlg",L"sha256");

    // Load a code signing certificate..
    cert = CkCertW_Create();
    success = CkCertW_LoadPfxFile(cert,L"C:/someDir/myCodeSigningCert.pfx",L"pfx password");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkCertW_lastErrorText(cert));
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkCertW_Dispose(cert);
        return;
    }

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

    signer = CkCodeSignW_Create();

    // If successful, the following call will apply the signature to the EXE (or DLL).
    success = CkCodeSignW_AddSignature(signer,exePath,cert,json);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkCodeSignW_lastErrorText(signer));
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkCertW_Dispose(cert);
        CkCodeSignW_Dispose(signer);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Successfully applied the Authenticode signature.\n");


    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
    CkCertW_Dispose(cert);
    CkCodeSignW_Dispose(signer);

    }