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Remove the Authenticode Signature from an EXE or DLL

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Demonstrates how to remove the Authenticode signature from an EXE or DLL.

Note: Chilkat's code signing class was added in v9.5.0.97

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const std = @import("std");
const chilkat = @import("chilkat");

pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
    const alloc = init.arena.allocator();

    var success: bool = false;

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

    // You can verify a signed DLL or EXE.
    const path = "c:/someDir/something.dll";

    const code_sign = try chilkat.CodeSign.init();
    defer code_sign.deinit();

    // If successful, the signature is removed from the EXE or DLL file.
    success = if (code_sign.removeSignature(path)) true else |_| false;
    if (!success) {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try code_sign.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
    }

    std.debug.print("success: {}\n", .{success});
}