Our developer is creating an application in Visual Basic and the application needs to be digitally signed, code signing. There's alot of information in Microsoft about certificates and it can be a little overwhelming and I'm confused on what to read from these dosuments below. - Implementing and Administering Certificate Templates in Windows Server 2008.doc - Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Certificate Services Step-By-Step Guide.doc Can someone help me understand how the certificate is deployed to the users please? I already installed CA server on Windows 2008 R2 and this application our developer is creating will only be for internal users and remote users all on our domain. What exactly do I need to do? Thanks.

Hi, Thanks for posting in Microsoft TechNet forums. The article below explains how to deploy User Certificates in Windows Server 2008 R2: Deploy User Certificates http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770857.aspx And we can check the article below to learn more about VB Code Signing: Code Security and Signing in Components http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/txzh776x(VS.71).aspx For issue related to VB, we can also seek our MSDN forum for assistance: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/categories Your understanding is appreciated. Regards Kevin

Hi, Thanks for posting in Microsoft TechNet forums. The article below explains how to deploy User Certificates in Windows Server 2008 R2: Deploy User Certificates http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc770857.aspx And we can check the article below to learn more about VB Code Signing: Code Security and Signing in Components http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/txzh776x(VS.71).aspx For issue related to VB, we can also seek our MSDN forum for assistance: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/categories Your understanding is appreciated. Regards Kevin

Do youknow how I can add the trusted publisher locally as part of the installation process, rather than through AD? I would like to know why you recommend for me to deploy user certificates, shoudl the certificate be installed in the application it self? I'm a litle confused.

please check your other thread http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserversecurity/thread/3dd3472a-dac0-4016-980c-9c16a06dcc33/ /Hasain