ObjectSign

Are you a software distributor or a developer – or do you distribute software over the internet? If you are, you need to sign and timestamp your applications. It’s dangerous if you don’t – and your customers won’t know yours is software they can trust.

What you’ll get with your code signing certificate from SSL247:

• A digital signature for the software you distribute over the internet.
• A digital timestamp, to ensure your signature doesn’t expire.
• No more ‘Unknown publisher’ popups for your customers, who use Internet Explorer and Windows operating systems.
• Organisation Validation, proving to your customers that your application and business are genuine.
• One day express turnaround.
• 15 day certificate replacement insurance.
• Backing from the GlobalSign Liability Program.
• SSL247's Platinum customer service and technical support, including your own personal Account Manager.
• The SSL247 30 day guarantee.

Buy a code signing certificate from SSL247 for as little as £134

Just give us a call on 020 7060 3775 or email us at support@ssl247.co.uk and we’ll help you buy and install your code signing certificate in no time at all. We also sell VeriSign and Thawte signing certificates. Contact us if you’d like to find out more. Or if you need a digital signature for Microsoft Office documents or you want to encrypt emails, take a look at our PersonalSign certificates.

Why unsigned code is dangerous

Unsigned software can be tampered with. Spyware can be inserted, as can malware or other harmful code. The software can then be redistributed with malicious intent – putting your customers and your reputation in danger.  

Unsigned code can also be dangerous to your business, as your end users are encouraged not to download or run unsigned applications. They’ll receive the ‘Unknown publisher’ security warning, which will stop many of them opening your software.

If you aren’t sure whether you need a signing certificate, just think – can you afford not to have one?

Signed code increases confidence in your software

The digital signing process is the virtual equivalent to shrink-wrapping CD-based software. It adds an essential level of trust to the application installation process.

The end user will know that your software is legitimate, that it comes from a known software distributor and that the code has not been tampered with since it was published.

The ‘Unknown publisher’ warning will be replaced with the name of your organisation, telling your customers exactly who you are – and that you are a trusted publisher.

Our code signing certificate supports the following platforms:

• Microsoft Authenticode – digitally sign ActiveX controls via Authenticode (32 bit and 64 bit .exe, .ocx, .dll or other) and Kernel software
• Java – digitally sign JAR applet files
• Apple – digitally sign Apple Mac applications, in MacOS 9 onwards
• Adobe AIR – digitally sign Adobe AIR applications. AIR only allows digitally signed applications to be run
• Microsoft Office & VBA – digitally sign Microsoft Office macros and Visual Basic Applications (VBA)
• Mozilla & Netscape Objects – digitally sign Mozilla and legacy Netscape Object files

Contact us now to secure your software and enhance your customers' confidence