Signing your code

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Signing your code

After you have completed all customization, it is recommended that you sign your code before distributing it. Signing your code with a digital signature assures your users that the programs are from a known source and have not been altered.

You should digitally sign your customized service profile and any custom programs to ensure that users do not receive warnings when they install Connection Manager. Users may be prevented from installing ActiveX controls and other packages that are not signed.

Further information on code signing can be found in the Internet Explorer Administration Kit (IEAK). If you include a Connection Manager service profile in an Internet Explorer installation package created using Internet Explorer Connection wizard in the IEAK and you specify the digital signature option in the wizard, the digital signature support provided for the installation package will include the Connection Manager service profile.

For information on code signing, go to the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) on the Microsoft Web site, click Search on the MSDN screen, and type digital signature or code signing as search words for a Boolean search on the entire Microsoft site.