[wix-users] signed bootstrapper exe failing to extract

[Derek Wetherall]

  thanks.

to be clear,
our process (mandated) is

build msi
sign msi externally
build bundle
sign bundle externally (e.g. setup.exe)

this won't install if compressed

how would i use insignia here?  Do need to use it to detach the bundle.exe
and sign that after signing the msi, but creating the bundle and before
signing the final setup.exe ?

On Thu, 6 Feb 2020 at 14:34, Rick Papo <rpapo at comcast.net> wrote:

> In very broad strokes, drawn from code we actually use and with the names
> changed to protect the innocent...
>
>         "c:\program files (x86)\wix toolset v3.14\bin\insignia.exe" -ib
> BOOTSTRAPPER.exe -o engine.exe
>
>         Sign engine.exe
>
>         "c:\program files (x86)\wix toolset v3.14\bin\insignia.exe" -ab
> engine.exe BOOTSTRAPPER.exe -o BOOTSTRAPPER.exe
>
>         erase engine.exe
>
>         Sign BOOTSTRAPPER.exe
>
> Substitute your sign utility and the version of INSIGNIA.exe.  Use whatever
> name you want for "engine.exe".
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users [mailto:wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org] On Behalf
> Of
> Derek Wetherall via wix-users
> Sent: Thursday, February 6, 2020 9:09 AM
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> Cc: Derek Wetherall <derek.wetherall at gmail.com>
> Subject: [wix-users] signed bootstrapper exe failing to extract
>
> Dear experts,
> i have a digitally signed bootstrapper executable that works absolutely
> fine
> if uncompressed, but if we compress the msi it failed with...
>
> Error 0x80070001: Failed to extract all files from container, erf: 1:2:0
>
> for security reasons we have to sign the executable outside of wix.
>
> Has anyone seen this before?
> I see references on the net to signing the engine as well.
> Is this the issue?
>
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