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A Guide to OWASP’s Secure Coding Practices Checklist
In 2022, 33% of newly discovered vulnerabilities were flagged as critical or high. Explore OWASP’s secure coding practice checklist and learn how to leverage its power to boost your threat protection and reduce attack risks Digitalization is both a blessing and a curse for organizations.…
Blogging About Everything Software Security – Threats, Updates, Best Practices, Tips, & More
Software touches the everyday lives of billions of people around the world. They rely on us (the software industry) to deliver dependable, safe applications for them to use. This blog is dedicated to working together to do our part to make the (software) world a better place…one piece of software at a time!
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How to Set Up and Install a Java Code Signing Certificate In Java, the process of setting up and installing a Java Code Signing Certificate is mostly the same as with an SSL Certificate but with a few minor differences. Here, firstly you have to create a Java keystore along with your CSR (Certificate Signing Request) and…
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Here’s a Quick Guide to Generate a CSR for Getting an Adobe Code Signing Certificate Issued If you’re a web developer or an organization that builds applications using Adobe Air – a cross-platform runtime system used for developing desktop and mobile applications, you’ll need an Adobe Code Signing Certificate to avoid certain security warnings. You can get…
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Use the DigiCert Certificate Utility Tool to Simplify Your Software Signing Process in Microsoft Windows Have you purchased the DigiCert code signing certificate? Hopefully, everything has gone fine, and you’ve got the code signing certificate issued. If not, refer to this guide on How To Complete Validation For Your Code Signing Certificate. Now, the only process you’re…
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As an iOS developer, you might enjoy the application development process…until the code signing part.As you are probably aware, code signing is a technique assuring the end-user that the software codes are unaltered and untampered since it was signed by the developer. Thanks to code signing, application users can download a software program without having to worry…
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It’s important to know that the code you use is authentic and that it has not been modified by anyone else. If you don’t ensure that the code is genuine, you and your organization may end up using malicious software. However, it is hard to build that trust as you will have to verify that…
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Step-by-Step Instructions to Sign Code With a Microsoft Authenticode Signing Certificate If you’re a software developer, you know how much work it is to develop and publish software. How will you feel, if after all the work you put in, finally your software is released but some people aren’t using your software because of a…
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Here’s How to Generate a CSR to Request a Code Signing Certificate Are you a software developer or an organization that develops software, apps, or drivers for Windows? Are you looking to publish your software package on various platforms so that users can download it? If you’ve answered YES to any of these questions, then a code signing certificate is something…
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Free Code Signing Certificate – Where to Find One? From the earliest days until now, everyone loves one thing for sure. It’s free stuff, whether it’s buying food or any other product, including security certificates. If something is offered for free, there’s going to be people who would like to make use of it. If…
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Sign Your Software Packages Using a Trusted Code Signing Certificate for Visual Studio Microsoft Visual Studio, an integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft, is used for developing software packages, web applications, mobile applications, and more. It’s one of the most popular tools among developers that use Microsoft software development platforms like .NET, Windows Forms, Windows…
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How to Avoid Expired Code Signing Certificate Issues Code Signing certificates have expiry dates. Just like how an SSL certificate protects your website only for a specific period of time, Code Signing certificates are also bound to do the same. While an expiring certificate can question the credibility of all the signed software programs, the good news is that your…
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Step-by-step Guide to Collect Your Comodo EV Code Signing Certificate The steps involved in the process of collecting a Comodo EV Code Signing certificate are different from the process to collect a standard Code Signing certificate. This guide aims to help you with each step in the process of collecting a Comodo EV Code Signing certificate. You’ll…
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Signing Your Code With a Comodo EV Code Signing Certificate After you’ve collected your certificate and successfully set up the SafeNet Authentication Client, you can now start signing your code or apps. The following are the steps you have to follow to successfully sign your code. Before You Start Signing Code There are a few requirements…
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Time Stamping Your Code – An Important Detail in the Software Signing Process If you’re a software publisher or a developer, then you know that the success of your software often depends upon the number of downloads, which depends in part on how much trust users have in it. So, to assure users and avoid unnecessary…
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Find Out the Differences Between a Code Signing Certificate vs. an Email Signing or Document Signing Certificate As a software developer, you certainly know how important code signing certificates are. But, many times, especially those who are new into the industry often have questions about how these code signing certificates differ from other certificates. For…
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Here’s How to Select the Right Code Signing Certificate Provider If you’re a Software Developer or a Publisher, then you might already know how important it is to sign your software, codes, and executable files using a code signing certificate before making them available to the public. You may even know how stringent the process is for acquiring…
