NGWS Authenticode is a Windows signing desk for programmers, release analysts, and anyone who needs to sign executables, libraries, and controls. It uses Microsoft SignTool underneath. You choose the certificate you already have, pick one file or a folder, and sign it the same way each release.

It is for people who already sign Windows files and do not want to rebuild the SignTool command every time.

  • Developers shipping .exe, .dll, .sys, .ocx, and .msi files.
  • Release analysts who need the same folder signed the same way each time.
  • Anyone who already owns a code-signing certificate, a YubiKey, or a local PFX.

The program does not sell or include a certificate. The certificate stays in the Windows certificate store, on your token, or in the PFX file you select. A YubiKey may still ask for its PIN once per file. That is the token, not this program.

A license is bound to one PC by its machine code. The purchase link inside the program fills that code in. The same code is saved beside the signing tools as MachineCode.txt. You can enter a license in two places: the evaluation window at startup, or License inside the program.

The evaluation lasts 30 days or 20 runs. A run is one launch of the program. During that run you can sign as many executables, DLLs, and other files as you need. The limit is not 20 files.

This help is also published on the website and as a PDF. Release notes are published on the website.