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windowssecuritycertificatecode-signingsigntool

SignTool not picking up the certificate

I have self signed a certificate and installed it in the pc.

However, it is not currently picked up by the SignTool.

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Does anyone have an idea why? Any input on this is highly appreciated.

The pc is running on Windows 8.1 Pro.

Update

Following suggestion of @Robert, I have installed it to personal section. But still I am not able to sign the exe file.

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Command:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\10\App Certification Kit\signtool.exe" sign /n "MyCert" /fd SHA256 setup.exe

Solution

  • The signtool.exe looks for certificates in the user store (certmgr.msc) not the machine store (certlm.msc).

    Try to move the certificate to your user store.