Cheapast way to sign drivers

I have read the archives, but now that we are entering 2010 I am interested in understanding the latest strategies. Have used VeriSign in the past though it is becoming cost prohibitive. Look forward to your comments and recommendations.

xxxxx@gmail.com wrote:

I have read the archives, but now that we are entering 2010 I am interested in understanding the latest strategies. Have used VeriSign in the past though it is becoming cost prohibitive. Look forward to your comments and recommendations.

I use GlobalSign. I just renewed for $385 for 3 years, which is much
more affordable than VeriSign.

Note, however, that WHQL requires a VeriSign certificate in order to
open a Winqual account, which is necessary to get the Windows Logo. It
is possible to get the less expensive $99 VeriSign certificate for this
purpose, so the combination of the two might end up being less expensive
than a single VeriSign code-signing cert.


Tim Roberts, xxxxx@probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.

Tim Roberts wrote:

I use GlobalSign. I just renewed for $385 for 3 years, which is much
more affordable than VeriSign.

Note, however, that WHQL requires a VeriSign certificate in order to
open a Winqual account, which is necessary to get the Windows Logo. It
is possible to get the less expensive $99 VeriSign certificate for this
purpose, so the combination of the two might end up being less expensive
than a single VeriSign code-signing cert.

Did anyone lately get a $99/year VeriSign-Certificate and can tell us if
this is usable for CodeSigning *and* WHQL submission?

(The VeriSign/Microsoft discount offer page used to mention explicitly
that the certificate issued via it is not suitable for CodeSigning, but
last time I checked the disclaimer was gone.
$99/year would be even better than GlobalSign.)

Hagen Patzke wrote:

Tim Roberts wrote:

> I use GlobalSign. I just renewed for $385 for 3 years, which is much
> more affordable than VeriSign.
>
> Note, however, that WHQL requires a VeriSign certificate in order to
> open a Winqual account, which is necessary to get the Windows Logo. It
> is possible to get the less expensive $99 VeriSign certificate for this
> purpose, so the combination of the two might end up being less expensive
> than a single VeriSign code-signing cert.
>

Did anyone lately get a $99/year VeriSign-Certificate and can tell us if
this is usable for CodeSigning *and* WHQL submission?

It is definitely NOT usable for CodeSigning. It IS usable for WHQL
submissions. Every certificate includes a list of its possible “uses”.
The $99 certificate does not include the code signing “use”.


Tim Roberts, xxxxx@probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.