Re: validating a file's digital signature

From: David Cross [MS] (dcross_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/23/04 

Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 05:12:33 -0700

You can use WinVerifyTrust to validate the signature on a binary:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/seccrypto/security/winverifytrust.asp 

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"Dimitris Papadimitriou" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:eBd8ZGOiEHA.1644@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Is there a way to validate the digital signature of a file (the one show
in
> it's properties window of windows explorer) using code (preferable vb
code)?
>
> dimitris
>
>

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