Understanding Code-Signing Certificates - New Series Available!
by Don Jones

Certificates are for more than just Web servers - and code-signing certificates in particular can make your enterprise more secure, make your software more accepted, and even stop malware in its tracks. Learn about the many ways in which code-signing certificates are being used to create more secure, more trustworthy, and more accepted software in a variety of different scenarios. No matter what kind of software developer or consumer you are, you’ll learn how code-signing certificates work, how they’re issued, how they’re used, how they’re secured, and even whether or not there’s a difference between certificates issued from different authorities.Articles in this series include:Article #1: What are Certificates?Article #2: How Are Certificates Used?Article #3: What’s the Process for Using a Certificate?

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