Certificate Selection Dialog Box

InstallShield 2019 Express Edition

When you are configuring digital signature information for a release in your project, use the Certificate Selection dialog box to specify which certificate you want to use to sign your files. InstallShield lets you choose between the following options:

You can specify the .pfx certificate file on your machine that you want to use for signing.
You can reference a certificate store that contains the certificate that you want to use for signing.

Accessing the Certificate Selection Dialog Box

Instructions on how to access the Certificate Selection dialog box depend on whether you are specifying certificate information for a release or a QuickPatch package.

To access the Certificate Selection dialog box for a release:

1. In the View List under Prepare for Release, click Releases.
2. In the Releases explorer, select the release that you want to configure.
3. In the Digital Certificate Information setting, click the ellipsis button (...).

To access the Certificate Selection dialog box in a QuickPatch project:

1. In the View List under Patch Settings, click General Information.
2. In the General Information explorer, click Build Settings.
3. Click the Digital Signature tab.
4. Next to the Digital Certificate Information setting, click the Browse button.

Certificate Selection Dialog Box Settings

Certificate Selection Dialog Box Settings

Setting

Description

Use a file (.pfx)

To use a .pfx file to digitally sign your release at build time, select this option. Then specify the location of your .pfx. You can type the path to the file or use the ellipsis button (...) to browse to the file location.

Use a certificate store

To reference a certificate store that contains the certificate that you want to use to digitally sign your release at build time, select this option and then enter values in the subsettings under this option.

Certificate Store Name

Select the name of the certificate store that contains the certificate that you want to use. Available options are:

Personal
Trusted Root Certification Authorities
Enterprise Trust
Intermediate Certification Authorities

This setting is available if you select the Use a certificate store option.

Certificate Store Location

Select the location of the certificate store that contains the certificate that you want to use. Available options are:

User
Machine

This setting is available if you select the Use a certificate store option.

Certificate Subject

Enter the subject of the certificate that you want to use, or select from the list of certificates that are available on your machine.

This setting is available if you select the Use a certificate store option.

View Details

The details of the certificate like the general information of the certificate, security details and certification path is listed on the View Details option.

Signature Digest

Choose the signature digest hashing algorithm (or choose to let InstallShield specify it automatically based on the certificate hash). Available options are:

Based on certificate hash
SHA-1
SHA-256
Dual (SHA-1 & SHA-256)

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