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Files supported for signing

The file types outlined in this article are supported for signing in DigiCert​​®​​ KeyLocker command line interface (SMCTL). SMCTL integrates with third-party signing tools and simplifies signing by identifying the best tool to sign with. Alternatively you can specify a specific signing tool to sign with.

Which signing tools do I need?

Follow these instructions to identify the signing tools you require:

  1. Identify your operating system below.

  2. Identify the file types you need to sign.

  3. Click on the signing tool name associated with the file types you want to sign.

  4. Follow the instructions to install the signing tool and integrate it with SMCTL.

Windows

The following file types can be signed with these signing tools on Windows:

Table 1. File types supported for signing on Windows

Signing tool

File type

Jarsigner

.ear

.jar

.sar

.war

jSign (default)

.appx

.appxbundle

.arx

.cab

.cat

.cbx

.cpl

.crx

.dbx

.deploy

.dll

.drx

.efi

.exe

.js

.msi

.msix

.msixbundle

.msm

.msp

.ocx

.ps1

.psm1

.stl

.sys

.vbs

.vxd

.wsf

.xap

.xlsm

.xsn

Mage

.application

.manifest

.vsto

NuGet

.nupkg

Signtool (64-bit)

.appx

.appxbundle

.arx

.cab

.cat

.cbx

.cpl

.crx (only MS-DOS EXE package format)

.dbx

.deploy

.dll

.drx

.efi

.exe

.js

.msi

.msix

.msixbundle

.msm

.msp

.ocx

.psi

.psm1

.stl

.sys

.vbs

.vsix

.vxd

.wsf

.xap

.xsn

SignTool (32-bit)

.doc

.docm

.dot

.dotm

.mpp

.mpt

.pot

.potm

.ppa

.ppam

.pps

.ppsm

.ppt

.pptm

.pub

.vdw*

.vdx*

.vsd*

.vsdm

.vss*

.vssm

.vst*

.vstm

.vsx*

.vtx*

.wiz*

.xla

.xlam

.xls

.xlsb

.xlsm

.xlt

.xltm


Note

All file extensions that have an asterisk (*) are supported by SMCTL, but are still undergoing quality assurance.

Linux

The following file types can be signed with these signing tools on Linux:

Table 2. File types supported for signing on Linux

Signing tool

File type

Jarsigner

.ear

.jar

.sar

.war

jSign (default)

.appx

.appxbundle

.arx

.cab

.cat

.cbx

.cpl

.crx

.dbx

.deploy

.dll

.drx

.efi

.exe

.js

.msi

.msix

.msixbundle

.msm

.msp

.ocx

.ps1

.psm1

.stl

.sys

.vbs

.vxd

.wsf

.xap

.xlsm

.xsn

Osslsigncode

.exe

.dll

.sys

.msi

.msp

.msm

.ocx

.cpl

.arx

.cbx

.dbx

.crx

.drx

.deploy


macOS

The following file types can be signed with these signing tools on macOS:

Table 3. File types supported for signing on Mac

Signing tool

File type

Jarsigner

.ear

.jar

.sar

.war

jSign (default)

.appx

.appxbundle

.arx

.cab

.cat

.cbx

.cpl

.deploy

.dll

.drx

.efi

.exe

.js

.msi

.msix

.msixbundle

.msm

.msp

.ocx

.ps1

.psm1

.stl

.sys

.vbs

.vxd

.wsf

.xap

.xlsm

.xsn