PRB: SignCode.exe No Longer in Visual C++ CAB&SIGN Folder

• Microsoft Internet Explorer (Programming) versions 4.01 SP1, 5.0
• Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0
• Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, version 6.0

SYMPTOMS

You cannot find the code signing tools that were formerly available in the CAB&SIGN folder of the Visual Studio 97 or Visual C++ 5 CDs on the Visual Studio 6.0 or Visual C++ 6.0 CDs.

CAUSE

To make sure that developers are always using the most recent versions of the code signing tools, the files listed in the MORE INFORMATION section of this article have been placed on the MSDN Workshop Tools Web site.

RESOLUTION

To get the Code Signing tools on the MSDN Online Web Workshop, do the following:

1. Go to the following Web site:

   http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/default.asp




2. From the Tools & Samples menu at the top of the Web page, click Tools.



3. From the Tools menu at the top of the Web page, click Tools. On the Tools TOC in the left pane, click Microsoft Downloads. MS Authenticode (IE4) and MS Authenticode (IE5) are listed in the menu that appears. Choose the version appropriate to the version of Internet Explorer running on the computer where you want to sign controls.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

MORE INFORMATION

The missing files are as follows:

   File       Function
   -----------------------------------------------------------------
   MakeCert   Creates a test X.509 certificate.
   Cert2SPC   Creates a test SPC.
   SignCode   Signs a file.
   ChkTrust   Checks the validity of the file.
   MakeCTL    Creates a certificate trust list.
   CertMgr    Manages certificates, certificate trust lists, and
                   certificate revocation lists.
   SetReg     Sets registry keys that control the certificate
              verification process.
   MakeCat    Creates a combined catalog of files to avoid multiple
              trust dialog boxes. 

REFERENCES

For more information, please see the MSDN Web Workshop:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/default.asp

Additional query words:

Keywords          : kbSDKInet401 kbVC600 kbVS600 kbIE401sp1 kbIE500 kbInetDev kbDSupport 
Version           : WINDOWS:4.01 SP1,5.0,6.0; winnt:6.0
Platform          : WINDOWS winnt 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: August 9, 1999