{"id":955,"date":"2023-01-04T10:51:06","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T10:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/signmycode.com\/resources\/?p=955"},"modified":"2025-04-22T05:00:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T05:00:10","slug":"how-to-export-code-signing-pfx-certificate-with-the-digicert-utility-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/signmycode.com\/resources\/how-to-export-code-signing-pfx-certificate-with-the-digicert-utility-tool","title":{"rendered":"How to Export Code Signing PFX Certificate with the DigiCert Utility Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Note: <\/mark><\/strong>This is outdated content after the new CA\/B code signing baseline changes effective June 2023. The Code Signing Certificate is now not exported; private keys must be marked as non-exportable!<\/mark><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Code signing means putting a digital signature on executables and scripts as proof from the software author or developer that the code has not been subjected to tampering or altering since it was signed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A code-signing certificate is a digital certificate containing information about the certificate owner’s identity and a public key that is used to verify the authenticity of the code-signing process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Code signing is used to provide security and trust in software distribution. When users install software that has been signed with a valid code signing certificate, they can be sure that the software comes from a trusted source and has not been tampered with. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Code signing also helps to prevent malware from being distributed under the guise of legitimate software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many software owners or developers are intimidated by key pair. But the truth is that key pairs or certificates are quite convenient and simple to understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Code Signing Certificates<\/a>, unlike SSL certificates, are responsible for signing codes and developing a tamper-proof digital shrink wrap of executable files and showing the software publisher’s or owner’s authenticity to one who downloads or installs the software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Windows servers use .pfx files containing the SSL certificate and the associated private key files. DigiCert offers the public key file, after which the server can generate the associated private key file. This will be done as a part of the CSR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the functioning of the Code Signing Certificate, possessing both the public and private keys is ideal. So, if you need to transfer your SSL certificates from one server to another, export them as a .pfx file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many Certificate Authorities<\/a> differentiate their Code Signing Products and have different ways of enrolling and installing them. However, the DigiCert Certificate Utility is cross-platform, which means one can sign the following list of files with the same certificate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n