SignFile Task

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Signs the specified file using the specified certificate.

Parameters

The following table describes the parameters of the SignFile task.

Parameter

Description

CertificateThumbprint

Required String parameter.

Specifies the certificate to use for signing.

SigningTarget

Required ITaskItem parameter.

Specifies the files to sign with the certificate.

TimestampUrl

Optional String parameter.

Specifies the URL of a time stamping server.

Example

The following example uses the SignFile task to sign the files specified in the FilesToSign item collection with the certificate specified by the Certificate property.

<Project xmlns="https://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">

    <ItemGroup>
        <FileToSign Include="File.exe" />
    <ItemGroup>

    <PropertyGroup>
        <Certificate>Cert.cer</Certificate>
    </PropertyGroup>

    <Target Name="Sign">
        <SignFile
            CertificateThumbprint="$(CertificateThumbprint)"
            SigningTarget="@(FileToSign)" />
    </Target>

</Project>

Note

The certificate thumbprint is the SHA1 hash of the certificate. For more information, see Obtain the SHA-1 Hash of a Trusted Root CA Certificate.

See Also

Concepts

MSBuild Tasks

Other Resources

MSBuild Task Reference

MSBuild Concepts