[wix-users] How to sign selective MSI packages in a bundle

[Tigran Galoyan]

I wonder though if there is a way to sign the MSIs after the build
is complete and the artifacts (the bundle setup executables are generated)?

On Wed, May 25, 2022 at 5:10 PM Rob Mensching via wix-users <
wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:

> Just to be clear (and pedantic): You do not need to sign MSIs that ship in
> a bundle. The bundle should suffice.
>
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> Mensching via wix-users
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> Cc: Rob Mensching <rob at firegiant.com>
> Subject: Re: [wix-users] How to sign selective MSI packages in a bundle
>
> You sign MSIs the same as everything. In a .wixproj, you can override the
> `SignMsi` target to call out to signtool or whatever tooling you're using
> to sign.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: wix-users <wix-users-bounces at lists.wixtoolset.org> On Behalf Of
> Tigran Galoyan via wix-users
> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 2:04 PM
> To: WiX Toolset Users Mailing List <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org>
> Cc: Tigran Galoyan <tigran.galoyan at gmail.com>
> Subject: [wix-users] How to sign selective MSI packages in a bundle
>
> Hi,
>
> We sign our setup executables at the very end of the build process (first
> the engine then the bundle itself). However, since the bundles consist of
> many other MSI-s that we produce then when we try later after installation
> to launch some applications installed with those MSI packages, then if the
> launch requires elevated privileges then UAC pops up the window where it
> states that the publisher is unknown. Apparently, the setup executable
> itself is signed and shows the correct publisher.
>
> How can we also sign the MSI packages (no all that are in a bundle, but
> those that we generate) that later our applications show the correct
> publisher at launch time (in the UAC popup)?
>
> Thanks,
> Tigran
>
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