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'''Authenticode''' is a code-signing system used by Microsoft Windows. By '''Authenticode signature''', we mean the set of changes that must be made to a file to digitally sign it. The main change is to embed a digital certificate, usually a [[DER]]-encoded [[PKCS7 certificate|PKCS#7 certificate]].

Only a few file formats are supported, mainly [[Portable Executable|PE]] and [[Cabinet|CAB]].

== Specifications ==
* [https://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/drvsign/Authenticode_PE.mspx Windows Authenticode Portable Executable Signature Format]

== Software ==
* [https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa387764.aspx SignTool]
* [https://github.com/trueroad/extract-authenticode Authenticode signature data extraction tool]
* Microsoft Windows can display and export signature information. E.g. right-click on a signed file in Explorer, choose Properties → Digital Signatures → etc.

== Links ==
* [https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms537359(v=vs.85).aspx MSDN: Authenticode]
** [https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms537364(v=vs.85).aspx Signing and Checking Code with Authenticode Certificates]
* [https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms680547(v=vs.85).aspx#appendix_a__calculating_authenticode_pe_image_hash PE Format: Appendix A: Calculating Authenticode PE Image Hash]
* [[Wikipedia: Code signing]]
* [[Wikipedia: Digital signature]]

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[[Category:Windows]]

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