Chapter 25. Document and Code Signing
Code signing allows users and computers to trust software published on a public network, such as the Internet. When you connect to the Internet, you can download device drivers for your computer’s operating system, ActiveX controls, or Java applets for advanced Web content. The question remains: How do you know the link provides you with the content it suggests and is not a virus or an attack against your computer?
Likewise, document signing helps you trust the content of a document. The signature helps prove who created and signed the document and that the content of the document remains unchanged.
As long as you trust the certificate used to sign the software or document—including all certificate trust validation ...
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