Code Signing Certificates

<p>When you purchase a certificate from a third party&comma; make sure that you are getting one from an independent technical review&period; The certificate should be issued by a third party&comma; such as a public registry authority&comma; an AV provider&comma; an IT department of a large company&comma; a service provider&comma; a certifying body or an entity of recognized proficiency&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Certificates are worth the purchase because they are the only way that you can verify the integrity of the software&period; Code signing requires each software product to pass through several stages to achieve compliance&period; Once this stage is passed&comma; it is regarded as good and can be used in all the software platforms&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Code signing certificates are bought to signify that the product has passed the compliance tests&comma; so that users know that the software is correct and safe to use&period; It is important to note that the final code signing certification should pass all the technical requirements for the entire system&period; After all the code signing tests are passed&comma; you will be able to purchase the certificate for any software platform&period; Your customers can rest assured that you have bought the highest quality certificate possible&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Once you purchase the certificate&comma; it will be endorsed with your name and logo on it&period; You will be able to customize the details to meet your needs&period; You can also sell certificates online to enhance your business&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You can buy a cheap certificate for any software platform and configure it to meet all the needs for that particular platform&period; One benefit is that the certificate should be compatible with all the operating systems&period; This means that when a customer selects Windows&comma; they will receive the Windows certificate&period; You can allow them to run any other operating system&comma; but you cannot change the certificate&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You will be able to use the non-certificate on any OS and it will still show that you have purchased a certified certificate&period; This is not always convenient&comma; so it is better to go with the certified certificates&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Many companies do not purchase codes for an entire operating system&period; Instead&comma; they buy one certificate for all the different platforms of the product&period; The certificate is bought for a wide range of different software systems&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In most cases&comma; when buying codes for multiple software platforms&comma; the best certificate is purchased for one system only&period; For example&comma; a client may purchase an MCSA certificate for the entire Windows operating system&period; They would pay a few dollars more for a certificate for the Windows Enterprise&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Once the customer’s approval is achieved&comma; the certificate can be used by all the different platforms&period; Customers want assurance that their software will work on all the different platforms&comma; so it is better to be certain that the product is of the highest quality&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>There are two approaches to purchasing codes for the different platforms&period; One approach is to purchase a certificate and give it to the client&comma; while the other approach is to create certificates and then give the certificates to the clients&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Purchasing software certificates and code signing certificates for all the platforms are very useful for your business&period; Make sure that you buy the highest quality certificate possible&period; Many companies choose to purchase codes for the Windows Enterprise to ensure that their products are tested for all the different platforms&comma; and the certificates are valid on all the platforms&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;