Our Windows Signing tool can sign all types of Windows files including .exe, .dll, .sys, and more.
To install the client tools:
Navigate to: Signing tools repository.
Install the client tools using the .MSI installer. The .MSI installer automates much of the configuration. Navigate to where the downloaded file is saved and launch the installer.
Click next when the installation wizard appears.
Click next.
In the Code field, enter the CodeSign Secure activation code that was set during setup. Your CodeSign Secure administrator can provide it.
Click next.
Click next.
You will then be notified that this program will make changes to your pc, click yes.
Installation is now complete
After installing the KSP, we need to update the Environment Variables
Click on Start menu and search for Environment Variables
Click on Environment Variables
Add new system variables by clicking on New button. Provide the following variable name and there corresponding details.
EC_Client_Auth:Corresponds to the path of your SSL Authentication certificate which can be created from CodeSignSecure
EC_Client_Pass: Corresponds to the password of your certificate which is provided at the time of creation of the certificate.
EC_SSL_VERBOSE: Corresponds to the setting to either enable (1) or disable (0) the debugging output for EC KSP.
We also need add the “ectoken” in the Registry Editor
Click on Start menu and search for “Registry Editor"
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Software -> Encryption Consulting -> SigningKSP
Get the ectoken from CodeSignSecure
Update the field with the token generated from CodeSign Secure platform.
Note: The full path is Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Encryption Consulting\SigningKSP. The settings you entered in the installer (Username, Code, Identity Type, and API Base URL) are stored in the same key, so you can change them there without reinstalling. Because the key is under HKEY_CURRENT_USER, it applies only to the Windows account that ran the installer. If a build agent runs as another account, configure the same values for that account.
Using the following download link, download the Windows Software Development Kit with the following tools selected: developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/windows-10-sdk/
Open the installer once downloaded and select next on the first screen.
Select next
Select Accept
Deselect everything except "Windows SDK Signing Tools for Desktop Apps" and select install
Go to the following path where the tools should have downloaded to: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\bin\10.0.19041.0\x64.
Ensure you are in the x64 directory, copy the directory path, and search environment variables in the bottom searchbar of your taskbar. The following window should appear when selecting environment variables:
Select Environment Variables at the bottom right. Scroll down through the system variables on the bottom table until you find PATH in the variable names.
Double click on PATH in system variables and select new on the left of the screen. Paste your copied directory path into the new selection.
Select OK at the bottom right of each page.
Note: For how the authentication certificate and API user credentials work together, see Client Authentication. For SignTool and KSP errors, see Troubleshooting.