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Code signing

Code signing

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Code signing

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- [Presenter] Code signing provides a way for developers to demonstrate to end users that applications are from a legitimate source. In my CISSP Security Engineering course, I covered how individuals may apply digital signatures to data to provide non-repudiation. Anyone wishing to verify a digital signature may do so by using the signer's digital certificate. If you need a brief refresher on those concepts, you might want to quickly review the digital signature and digital certificate videos from the Security Engineering course. Digital signatures may also be used for code signing. Users may obtain software from a wide variety of sources. It may be pre-installed in their computer by their IT department. They might download software from an app store or find it on a website. Code signing attempts to help users determine whether code is legitimate. Developers who wish to sign their code, obtain a digital certificate from…

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