The Entrust Signing Automation Service is a cloud-based service that allows developers and organizations to securely store and digitally sign code and applications with a trusted certificate authority (CA). Specifically, this solution:

  • Secures private keys in accordance with the baseline requirements for FIPS 140-2 Level 3 certified key storage.
  • Automates signing software.
  • Integrates seamlessly with your existing tools and development workflow.
  • Is fully compatible with the Entrust PKI Cloud Suite.

See the following table for the file formats supported by each integration use case.

Integration use case

File format

Signing Windows files with the Entrust KSP library

Windows, Microsoft Installers (MSI), Cabinet files (CAB), Catalog files (CAT), Windows packages (APPX/MSIX), Microsoft Dynamics 365 extension packages, NuGet packages and scripts (PowerShell, VBScript, JScript, WSF)

​Signing PDF documents with iText

PDF ​

Signing Microsoft Authenticode files with Jsign

Windows, Microsoft Installers (MSI), Cabinet files (CAB), Catalog files (CAT), Windows packages (APPX/MSIX), Microsoft Dynamics 365 extension packages, NuGet packages and scripts (PowerShell, VBScript, JScript, WSF)

Signing Java files with Jarsigner

Java CAB, EAR, JAR, SAR, and WAR files. 

Signing with REST clients

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