New Digital Signing Standards and What it Means for Software Installation
In today’s digital landscape, software authenticity and integrity are non-negotiable. Our guide, Enable Successful Software Installs with New Digital Signing Standards, is your essential resource for navigating the latest requirements and best practices in digital signing.
Why Digital Signing Matters
Digital signing is the cornerstone of secure software distribution. It protects your users and your reputation by:
- Preventing tampering: Ensures your software remains unaltered from creation to installation.
- Verifying identity: Confirms your software comes from a trusted source, eliminating the risk of malicious code.
What's Inside the Guide?
- A Clear Introduction to Digital Signing: Understand the cryptographic principles that underpin trust in software distribution.
- The Role of Time Stamping: Learn how time stamping extends the validity of your signatures, ensuring long-term reliability-even after certificates expire.
- Evolving Standards & Security: Stay ahead of industry changes, including new requirements for hardware-based key storage and the shift towards short-term certificates for enhanced security and compliance.
- Public vs. Private Trust Models: Discover which code signing approach best fits your organisation's needs, whether you distribute software publicly or within a closed ecosystem.
- Practical Guidance for Implementation: Get actionable steps for integrating robust digital signing into your build and release processes, with a focus on tools like InstallShield by Revenera.
Download the guide now and take the next step towards secure, trusted software installations.
