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Add support for signing Authenticode PE Image

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
security

Research direction

Start by reviewing the System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs.CmsSigner API and the Authenticode Portable Executable Signature Format document linked in the issue. Trace how the library currently handles PE checksums, then determine the signing entry point and validation needed for PKCS#7 Authenticode support. Done means PE images can be signed in the supported format.

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Description

enhancement Help Welcome

Checksum is supported, but the signing with PKCS#7 would require some work. Should be relatively straightforward to support with https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.security.cryptography.pkcs.cmssigner

Also see Windows Authenticode Portable Executable Signature Format (.docx)

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