Windows PowerShell Unleashed

Chapter 4. Code Signing

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Introduction

• What Is Code Signing?

• Obtaining a Code-Signing Certificate

• Signing PowerShell Scripts

• Verifying Digital Signatures

• Signed Code Distribution

Introduction

In an effort to learn how to sign PowerShell scripts and configuration files, you have searched the Internet, read several blogs about code signing, reviewed the PowerShell documentation, and even browsed through some PowerShell books. Yet the more you read about code signing, the more confused you are. Finally, in frustration, you open your PowerShell console and enter the following command:

set-executionpolicy unrestricted

Before you enter this command, remember what you learned about execution policies in Chapter 3, “PowerShell: A More In-Depth Look.” ...