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How do you generate keys for Authenticode signing?

How does one generate the original public/private keys used for Authenticode signing? I see commans like this in the tutorials:

pvk2pfx.exe -pvk mykey.pvk -pi <password> -spc mycert.spc -pfx mycert.pfx -po <password>

but they don't say how to get the private key in the first place.

Solution

  • According to a Twitter answer, "You need to get a Class 3 Code Signing cert from a CA."