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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://blogs.msdn.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Create your own .pfx file for ClickOnce</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/maximelamure/archive/2007/01/24/create-your-own-pfx-file-for-clickonce.aspx</link><description>When you use ClickOnce to deploy your application with Visual Studio, a .pfx file is automatically generated by default. Reminder: When you want to use Authenticode signing, you need: · A public key (.cer file) which is given by a Certificate Authority</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)</generator><item><title>re: Create your own .pfx file for ClickOnce</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/maximelamure/archive/2007/01/24/create-your-own-pfx-file-for-clickonce.aspx#2012472</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:52:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:2012472</guid><dc:creator>André</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;This article really made my day :)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thanks!!&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Create your own .pfx file for ClickOnce</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/maximelamure/archive/2007/01/24/create-your-own-pfx-file-for-clickonce.aspx#3085339</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2007 23:04:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:3085339</guid><dc:creator>Tod</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Merci bien Maxime, c'&amp;#233;tait parfait!&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Vista Sidebar Gadgets - Code Signing - HowTo</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/maximelamure/archive/2007/01/24/create-your-own-pfx-file-for-clickonce.aspx#5095694</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:24:52 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:5095694</guid><dc:creator>Swiss DPE Team Blog</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Based on a recent inquiry, I have compiled the following, simple How-To on digitally signing Vista Sidebar&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>re: Create your own .pfx file for ClickOnce</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/maximelamure/archive/2007/01/24/create-your-own-pfx-file-for-clickonce.aspx#5490454</link><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:08:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:5490454</guid><dc:creator>Anant Tiwari</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Just Wow,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gr8 work&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Create your own .pfx file for ClickOnce</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/maximelamure/archive/2007/01/24/create-your-own-pfx-file-for-clickonce.aspx#7222492</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:25:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:7222492</guid><dc:creator>Basil Behnan</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I want To change the formula from jpg to pfx&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>re: Create your own .pfx file for ClickOnce</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/maximelamure/archive/2007/01/24/create-your-own-pfx-file-for-clickonce.aspx#8536884</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 08:33:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8536884</guid><dc:creator>Manoj</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;How to increase the expire date of the pfx file&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>E-Star Exchange Pvt Ltd</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/maximelamure/archive/2007/01/24/create-your-own-pfx-file-for-clickonce.aspx#8569223</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:27:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8569223</guid><dc:creator>Amrendra Kumar Mishra</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;This is required for testing purpose.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Required for development.&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>re: Create your own .pfx file for ClickOnce</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/maximelamure/archive/2007/01/24/create-your-own-pfx-file-for-clickonce.aspx#8578788</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 22:46:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8578788</guid><dc:creator>BrownJ</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Thank you for this great article. It really helped me resolve my isssue... THanks.&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>re: Create your own .pfx file for ClickOnce</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/maximelamure/archive/2007/01/24/create-your-own-pfx-file-for-clickonce.aspx#8711683</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:04:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8711683</guid><dc:creator>Andrew Shepherd</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I hope you haven't gotten sick of people thanking you yet, but...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;THANK YOU! I spent the last few hours trying to understand the MSDN, and then I stumbled over this blog which answered everything. You're awesome. &lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>re: Create your own .pfx file for ClickOnce</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/maximelamure/archive/2007/01/24/create-your-own-pfx-file-for-clickonce.aspx#8887905</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:42:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8887905</guid><dc:creator>Adrian</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I see that in your example, you set the X509name to &amp;quot;CN=.NET Ready!!!&amp;quot;. &amp;nbsp;Ok, but what does it mean? &amp;nbsp;I've looked around and I get some vague answers like from Wikipidia:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &amp;quot;Its subject contains many personal details, but the most important part is usually the common name (CN), as this is the part that must match the host being authenticated.&amp;quot; (&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X.509"&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X.509&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But how is it matched?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Giving some other examples I've seen, it looks like that string can be anything anyway. &amp;nbsp;So why even bother?&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>re: Create your own .pfx file for ClickOnce</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/maximelamure/archive/2007/01/24/create-your-own-pfx-file-for-clickonce.aspx#8887908</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:44:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8887908</guid><dc:creator>Adrian</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I see that in your example, you set the X509name to &amp;quot;CN=.NET Ready!!!&amp;quot;. &amp;nbsp;Ok, but what does it mean? &amp;nbsp;I've looked around and I get some vague answers like from Wikipidia:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &amp;quot;Its subject contains many personal details, but the most important part is usually the common name (CN), as this is the part that must match the host being authenticated.&amp;quot; (&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X.509"&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X.509&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But how is it matched?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Giving some other examples I've seen, it looks like that string can be anything anyway. &amp;nbsp;So why even bother?&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>re: Create your own .pfx file for ClickOnce</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/maximelamure/archive/2007/01/24/create-your-own-pfx-file-for-clickonce.aspx#8902616</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:23:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:8902616</guid><dc:creator>Dario Columbich</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Someone can send me the pvk2pfx.exe i've lost from my drive to dcolumbich@hotmail.com. Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>re: Create your own .pfx file for ClickOnce</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/maximelamure/archive/2007/01/24/create-your-own-pfx-file-for-clickonce.aspx#9057993</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:21:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9057993</guid><dc:creator>Bobko Alexander</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Someone can send me the pvk2pfx.exe to bobkoalexander@gmail.com. Thank you.&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>re: Create your own .pfx file for ClickOnce</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/maximelamure/archive/2007/01/24/create-your-own-pfx-file-for-clickonce.aspx#9063234</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:27:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9063234</guid><dc:creator>Mitchan Adams</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;All good, but now how can you keep you chaining intact. the p7b aka PCKS#7 file contains chaining information. The method of signing you just described doesnt accomidate chaining. Any ideas people?&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>Deploying ClickOnce applications automated using FinalBuilder</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/maximelamure/archive/2007/01/24/create-your-own-pfx-file-for-clickonce.aspx#9145354</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:13:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9145354</guid><dc:creator>Dennis van der Stelt</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Remark : If you’re not using FinalBuilder but plain MSBuild, you can most likely benefit from the tutorial&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>re: Create your own .pfx file for ClickOnce</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/maximelamure/archive/2007/01/24/create-your-own-pfx-file-for-clickonce.aspx#9256743</link><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:30:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9256743</guid><dc:creator>raju dasa</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;nice post.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;what i have been searching for. Keep it up!&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>re: Create your own .pfx file for ClickOnce</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/maximelamure/archive/2007/01/24/create-your-own-pfx-file-for-clickonce.aspx#9267519</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:04:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9267519</guid><dc:creator>Kashish Mehta</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;I wonder why MSDN cannot be less confusing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thanks.&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>re: Create your own .pfx file for ClickOnce</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/maximelamure/archive/2007/01/24/create-your-own-pfx-file-for-clickonce.aspx#9586213</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 21:25:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9586213</guid><dc:creator>Leif</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Thank you for information that is simple and to the point. I like your example, not too much but it fully illustrates the process well!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thank you again!&lt;/p&gt;
</description></item><item><title>re: Create your own .pfx file for ClickOnce</title><link>http://blogs.msdn.com/maximelamure/archive/2007/01/24/create-your-own-pfx-file-for-clickonce.aspx#9846081</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:28:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:9846081</guid><dc:creator>mrunal</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;am from india......ur article is really helpful.......thanks for online chat help.....&lt;/p&gt;
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