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Signing a Script

The following scripts demonstrate the creation of a signature, which is used in a verification process. The script uses the Signer Object and the SignFile method to create a digital signature.

// JScript.
<job>
<runtime>
   <named name="file" helpstring="the file to sign" required="true" type="string"/>
   <named name="cert" helpstring="the name of the signing certificate" required="true" type="string"/>
   <named name="store" helpstring="the name of the certificate store" required="false" type="string"/>
</runtime>
<script language="JScript">
   var Signer, File, Cert, Store;
   if (!(WScript.Arguments.Named.Exists("cert") && WScript.Arguments.Named.Exists("file"))) 
   {
      WScript.Arguments.ShowUsage();
      WScript.Quit();
   }
   Signer = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.Signer");
   File  = WScript.Arguments.Named("file");
   Cert  = WScript.Arguments.Named("cert");
   Store = WScript.Arguments.Named("store");
    Signer.SignFile(File, Cert, Store);
</script>
</job>

'VBScript
<job>
<runtime>
   <named name="file" helpstring="the file to sign" required="true" type="string"/>
   <named name="cert" helpstring="the name of the signing certificate" required="true" type="string"/>
   <named name="store" helpstring="the name of the certificate store" required="false" type="string"/>
</runtime>
<script language="VBScript">
   Dim Signer, File, Cert, Store
   If Not (WScript.Arguments.Named.Exists("cert")) And WScript.Arguments.Named.Exists("file")) Then
      WScript.Arguments.ShowUsage
      WScript.Quit
   End If
   Set Signer = CreateObject("Scripting.Signer")
   File  = WScript.Arguments.Named("file")
   Cert  = WScript.Arguments.Named("cert")
   Store = WScript.Arguments.Named("store")
    Signer.SignFile File, Cert, Store
</script>
</job>

See Also

WSH Samples | Verifying a Script | Signing a Script