Software Publishing Credentials; Certificate Store; Private Keys; Isolating Applications - Novell ADMINSTUDIO 9.5 User Manual

Software Publishing Credentials

You must supply a certification authority with specific information about your company and software to obtain
software publishing credentials in the form of an .spc file. Your software publishing credentials are used to generate
a digital signature for your assembly.
The .spc file and .pvk
compose the digital certificate for shared assemblies.
Contact a certification authority such as
credentials.

Certificate Store

To perform code signing, both private key and software publishing credential information must be supplied. This
must occur each time a package is signed. However, the certificate store serves as a central repository for this
information, allowing you to associate the same credentials and key with multiple packages. This simplification is
particularly useful when isolating applications, as typically the code signing information will be identical for all
shared assemblies. Ultimately, the certificate store removes the burden of managing private key and software
publishing credential information.
You can create a certificate file from the constituent PVK and SPC files and import it into the certificate store using
the PVK Digital Certificate Files
certificate store.

Private Keys

A private key (a file with the extension .pvk) is granted by a certification authority. The Application Isolation Wizard™
uses the private key you enter in the Digital Certificates tab of the Advanced Options dialog box to digitally sign
your shared assembly and ensure end users of its content's authenticity.
The .spc (Software Publishing
digital certificate for shared assemblies.
Contact a certification authority such as
credentials.

Isolating Applications

To isolate applications within a Windows Installer package or a merge module, perform the following steps.
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(private key) file you enter in the Digital Signature tab of the Advanced Options dialog box
VeriSign
Importer. You can then export the certificate (
Credentials) file and .pvk file you enter in the Digital Signature tab compose the
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