Comodo Individual Code Signing Certificate at $210.99

Are you a software or app developer? Individual Validation Code Signing Certificate is best option for you to make your software temper-free and digitally sign your software, application, or script with 32-bit and 64-bit encryption.

Comodo Individual Code Signing Certificate helps you to remove unknown publisher warnings and add unique signature to make user confident and satisfied to download the software and give assured that software has not been modified and its genuine. Ultimately, it boosts software/app downloads, software integrity and identity, user trust and confidence and makes you verified (trusted) software publisher in the industry!

Publisher Identity Vetting

Individual Code Signing includes a thorough vetting process to verify the identity of the individual publisher, ensuring authenticity and trustworthiness.

Unlimited Software & App Signing

The certificate allows the individual to sign an unlimited number of software and applications, providing flexibility and ease of use.

Source Code Tamper-Proofing

The code signing process ensures that the source code remains tamper-proof, preserving the integrity of the software.

Signatures Valid Indefinitely

The signatures applied with IV CodeSigning remain valid indefinitely, ensuring that users can trust the software's origin over time.

Available for Individuals

The certificate is specifically designed for individual developers or publishers, allowing them to establish credibility and trust for their software.

Become a Verified Publisher

By obtaining this, individuals can become verified publishers, enhancing their reputation in the software community.

Increase Software Installs

It helps software developers or app publishers to boost more users trust, downloads, and installation with digital signature.

Complete Reimbursement

Customers can cancel only pending orders (which are not activated) within 30 days of purchase.

How to Order and Install Code Signing Certificate?

• Purchase Code Signing Certificate with Appropriate Delivery Mode

  Based on CA, the provisioning process is different! Choose the suitable delivery method among Standard (Token + Shipping Provided by CA) or Use existing Token/HSM such as YubiKey, FIPS HSM, Luna, etc.

• Complete the Enrollment Process

  After placing the order, you will email about the enrollment process, or you can start by the enroll link on Thank page or your Dashboard. Based on your selected delivery mode, the enrollment process will be changed. CA will handle the CSR step if you use a standard token provisioning process. You need to submit basic details about you and your organization.

• Complete Validation Process

  Once you submit the enrolment form, CA will contact you and ask you to submit gov-approved documents to verify the identity. Depending on your certificate type, it may include a government-issued ID, organization details, physical address, phone number, and verification call.

• Insurance and Setup your Token-Based Code Signing Certificate

  After successful validation, CA will send you a certificate with a secure key stored on the physical token to your address. You need to install or activate the token on your computer as per the mentioned instruction via mail!

• Sign your Code or Executables

  Once you successfully plugin and initiate your token, you can sign your executable files using unique token credentials and SignTool or commands; then, you are all set to use your signed code signing certificate!

• Test your Signed EXE and View Certificate Details

  It's the last and final step to cross-verify your signed exe before making it live. You can do it by uploading it on the test URL, downloading the test code, and checking out the properties of the certificate details. That's all!

Frequently Asked Questions

What's an Individual Code Signing Certificate?

An Individual Code Signing certificate is similar to a standard code signing certificate used for signing software and applications. But the significant difference is in its vetting process. Here, in an Individual Code Signing certificate, individual software developers or freelancers are primary customers, and CAs ask them to prove their legitimacy instead of a company or an organization.

What's the Validation Process of an Individual Code Signing Certificate?

Individual Code Signing certificate offers all the benefits of a standard code signing certificate, but the vetting process is different. An applicant of an Individual Code Signing certificate is required to provide documents that prove their legitimacy and not of any company or an organization. Similarly, to know what documents are needed to complete the validation process of an Individual Code Signing certificate, click here.

How Individual Code Signing Certificate Differs from OV and EV Code Signing Certificate?

Individual Validation offers all the benefits of OV (Organization Validated) Code Signing, the only difference is in the vetting process. For instance, Regular Code Signing requires to prove the legitimacy of a company. In contrast, IV Code Signing requires software publisher’s identity documents that prove they're genuine software developers.

Whereas EV (Extended Validated) Code Signing certificate instantly gets you recognition from the Microsoft SmartScreen Reputation filter.

What's the New Change in Code Signing?

Below are the two major changes in OV Code Signing Certificate:

• The CA will provide an associated private key in Hardware Security Module (HSM).
• You will need to plug the HSM into the system for using the OV Code Signing Certificate.

Why is the Major Change in Code Signing?

Due to new to CA/B Forum standards, the most trusted CA Sectigo (Formally known as Comodo) is aligning its solutions, which has the mandate to provide a private key in HSM for OV Code Signing Certificate. And updating services according to it requires additional investment. Therefore, for impeccable business operations, certificates got a price surge.

How to Renew My Certificate?

To Renew Comodo Individual Code Signing Certificate, you need to first purchase from the CA Comodo. It'll take you through the same validation requirement process you did when buying your first Software Signing Certificate.

To avoid same validation step, just re-purchase one or two months before its expiration.

Is my existing code sign cert impacted with the new CA/B changes?

No, You can continue using your active code signing certificate till its expired. Once you reissue, HSM or token is required for the new order.

Can I use my existing token?

Yes, you can purchase a hardware token by yourself and utilize it for storing private keys and Code Signing Certificates. However, you need to ensure that the token aligns with the Sectigo’s policies and verification system.

Currently, you must prefer availing the one from the following list, as they all fulfill the CA/B and Sectigo’s requirements:

• Yubico YubiKey FIPS-compliant Hardware Token (For ECC Keys)
• Thales/SafeNet Luna and netHSM Tokens

Although, the list can get expanded with the change in policies or the introduction of new compliant devices.

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