Free Code Signer v1.7.0
Free Code Signer v1.7.0
Free Code Signer v1.7.0 is a major update that expands the application from a Microsoft SignTool frontend into a more complete multi-provider code-signing solution.
🚀 What's new
☁️ Cloud signing support
Free Code Signer now supports additional signing backends:
- Microsoft SignTool / Windows Certificate Store
- Azure Artifact Signing
- Google Cloud KMS
- Jsign-based signing providers
The new Jsign integration also provides a foundation for using compatible cloud KMS, HSM, PKCS#11 and remote signing solutions.
📦 Expanded file type support
The application now provides predefined file profiles:
- Standard
- Extended
- Extended + JAR
- Custom
This makes it possible to sign multiple supported file types with a single operation without having to manually enter every extension.
Custom extension lists are still fully supported.
☕ JAR signing
Java .jar files are now supported through Java jarsigner.
JAR files use the Java signing mechanism rather than Windows Authenticode, so they are handled separately from SignTool-based signing.
A compatible JDK installation is required for JAR signing.
🔐 Azure Artifact Signing
Support for Microsoft Azure Artifact Signing has been added.
This allows signing with cloud-protected keys without storing the private signing key locally.
☁️ Google Cloud KMS
Google Cloud KMS support has been added through the Jsign integration.
Private keys remain protected inside Google Cloud KMS and do not need to be exported to the local computer.
🔑 Jsign integration
A generic Jsign provider has been added for broader signing compatibility.
Depending on the configuration, Jsign can be used with compatible:
- cloud KMS providers
- HSM devices
- PKCS#11 devices
- hardware security tokens
- remote signing services
📁 Improved extension handling
Users can now choose a predefined file profile or continue using a manually defined extension list.
This makes batch signing easier and reduces the need to know every supported file extension in advance.
🌍 25 interface languages
All supported languages have been updated for v1.7.0.
Free Code Signer currently includes 25 interface languages.
The application also remembers the last selected language and restores it automatically on the next start.
❓ Built-in Help
A new built-in help system has been added.
Press F1 or use the Help button to access offline documentation for:
- Quick Start
- Windows / SignTool
- Azure Artifact Signing
- Google Cloud KMS
- Jsign
- JAR signing
- file profiles
- timestamping
- signature verification
- troubleshooting
- security
The help system works completely offline.
🔒 Security
Free Code Signer is designed so that sensitive signing credentials do not need to be stored in the application configuration.
This includes:
- private keys
- PIN codes
- passwords
- access tokens
- client secrets
Authentication is handled by the operating system, hardware token, HSM, cloud provider or environment-based credential mechanism whenever possible.
🛠 Requirements
Depending on the selected signing method, additional components may be required:
- Microsoft SignTool / Windows SDK
- Java JDK for JAR signing
- Jsign for Jsign-based providers
- Azure configuration/authentication for Azure Artifact Signing
- Google Cloud configuration/authentication for Google Cloud KMS
The original Windows Certificate Store / Microsoft SignTool workflow remains fully available.
⬆️ Upgrade
Existing users can upgrade directly to v1.7.0.
Existing SignTool-based workflows remain available.
Cloud signing, Jsign and JAR support are optional and only need to be configured when required.
📄 License
Free Code Signer is freeware and may be used and distributed free of charge in accordance with the included license terms.
The source code is not distributed as part of this release.
See LICENSE.txt for details.
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