Changes between Version 27 and Version 28 of BuildingTapWindows6


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04/23/18 07:12:42 (6 years ago)
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Samuli Seppänen
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  • BuildingTapWindows6

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    105105= Building for Windows 7 and later =
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    107 Any relatively recent Windows 7 installation supports SHA2 Authenticode signatures. This means that the laborious and fragile dual-signature process can be avoided. You only need the EV SHA2 kernel-mode code-signing certificate, which probably comes in the form of a dongle that integrated with Windows certificate store. Optionally you may sign the tap-windows6 installer with a non-EV SHA2 code-signing certificate.
     107Any relatively recent Windows 7 installation supports SHA2 Authenticode signatures. This means that the laborious and fragile dual-signature process can be avoided. You only need the EV SHA2 kernel-mode code-signing certificate, which probably comes in the form of a dongle that integrates with Windows certificate store. The tap-windows6 ''installer'' may optionally signed with a different, non-EV SHA2 code-signing certificate.
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    109109The build process is somewhat easier than with dual signatures. There are only a couple small differences: