Thawte CodeSigning certificates

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Secure delivery of code and content to browsers

thawte's Code Signing certificate confirms publisher details and content integrity of downloadable code. It is strongly recommended for any publisher who plans to distribute code or content over the Internet or corporate extranets.

Sign your code

A Code Signing certificate from thawte allows you to sign active content such as ActiveX, Macros and Java Applets, for secure electronic distribution over the Internet.

A digital signature

thawte's Code Signing certificate provides an authenticated 'digital signature' that guarantees:

• The source: Our unrivaled authentication process ensures that the software really comes from the Publisher who signed it - an extremely important consideration when prospective customers decide whether to download or not.
• The content: The software has not been altered or corrupted, and is therefore safe to install and run.

Easy to use and efficient, thawte's Code Signing certificate

• Ensures that your active content or code cannot be maliciously modified.
• Gives your users recourse to the person who published it.
• Inspires user confidence.
• Is highly versatile and economical - a single certificate can be used for most platforms and applications.

The bottom-line benefit to you will be enhanced credibility as a publisher, and consequent wider distribution of your code/content to customers.

With a thawte Code Signing certificate, you will:

• Prevent outside parties from tampering with your code without your knowledge.
• Protect your customers against the risks that go with software downloads by authenticating the source and integrity of your downloadable content.
• Have the benefit of thawte's world-class certification procedures.
• Utilize the Internet as a secure and viable platform for content distribution.
• Use a single certificate for most platforms and applications.

Additional new benefit

A major software vendor has released a beta version of their browser that will have automatic certificate revocation checking as a default option.

This new checking protocol will maximise the speed of checking the status of thawte certificates and will minimise the possibilities of online fraud as invalid certificates and companies will immediately be exposed to the end customer.

thawte has invested in a significant infrastructure to move from using the old Certificate Revocation List (CRL) to this new Online Certificate Status Protocol ( OCSP ), something not all CAs will be able to provide and support.

Multi-purpose functionality

There are many security risks that accompany software and application downloads. A thawte Code Signing certificate serves to nullify all of these by:

• Authenticate the source of your code : customers will trust downloads that bear your digital signature as they are effectively 'tamper' proof.
• Verification: Your credentials as the publisher will be available for scrutiny to give customers piece of mind that the code is indeed from you.

The process

• You generate a private/public key pair and submit the public portion to us for certification along with documentation to prove your identity.
• Once we have verified the documentation, we issue you with a certificate containing your full organizational name and your public key.
• You can now use tools supplied by your browser vendor to sign applets, plug-ins or macros before posting them on your site or selling them to customers - the signed object contains a copy of your certificate.
• Technical support teams are available 24 x 5.

The customer experience

On commencement of download, a built-in browser feature presents users with a pop-up window containing your details. They then have the option of accepting your credentials and proceeding with the download, or cancelling the process.

Once your signature has been verified in this manner, customers can confidently and safely download the applets, plug-ins or macros from your site.

A thawte Code Signing certificate is strongly recommended for any publisher intending to distribute code or content over the Internet or over corporate extranets. The risks of impersonation and information interference on the Internet are real. Customers are aware of the dangers involved and are far more trusting of a signed download.

A thawte Code Signing certificate is an effective way to distribute authentic software over the Internet. It is a best-of-breed product that offers full protection, ease of use and flexibility (multi-platform and multi-code usability).

Multi-purpose functionality

There are many security risks that a company software and application downloads. A thawte Code Signing certificate serves to nullify all of these by providing a digital signature that:

• Confirms that the software has indeed come from the Publisher, who has signed it.
• The software has not been tampered with and is therefore safe to install/download.

How does thawte's Code Signing certificate solution work?

thawte's Code Signing certificate utilizes an authenticated 'digital signature' that guarantees the Publisher details and content integrity of downloadable code.

Is thawte's Code Signing certificate solution the right product for me?

Our Code Signing certificate is essential if you wish to protect your reputation as an authenticated code publisher.

Do I require multiple Code Signing certificates for different platforms and applications?

You can use a single thawte Code Signing certificate for all the following platforms and applications.

Does thawte certify the content of my code?

No. We certify that the software really comes from the publisher who signed it - an extremely important consideration when prospective customers decide whether to purchase or not. We also certify that the software has not been altered or corrupted, and is therefore safe to install and run.