Code Signing in 2026: Why It Needs a Hardware Token Now, and OV vs EV

If you last bought a code signing certificate a few years ago, the process has changed. You no longer get a .pfx file to download and copy onto your build machine. Since 1 June 2023, the private key for every publicly trusted code signing certificate, OV and EV alike, must be created and kept in certified hardware. Two more things changed since... Weiterlesen: Code Signing in 2026: Why It Needs a Hardware Token Now, and OV vs EV