powershell-codesigning

New-CodeSigningCert.ps1

Note: This script uses the New-SelfSignedCertificate cmdlet, which is only available in Windows 10 / Server 2016 and newer. The cmdlet itself is present in older versions, but it does not have the same functionality.

2012R2 Docs

2016 Docs

Usage:

Import-Module .\New-CodeSigningCert.psm1
New-CodeSigningCert -Subject "Your Own Code Signing Cert" -EMail "e@mail.com" -PFXPassword "1234" -FriendlyName "PSCodeSigningTest" -CertValidYears 5

New-CodeSigningCert requires an Adminstrator shell in order to import the certificate into the LocalMachine root store.

Invoke-BinarySignature.psm1

Usage:

Tab complete the -CertFriendlyName parameter to list all code signing certificates in your user store.

Import-Module Invoke-BinarySignature.psm1
New-BinarySignature -CertFriendlyName "PSCodeSigningTest" -BinPath "C:\Temp\Test-Signed.ps1"

Potential use cases

RDP File Signing

Use the code signing certificate generated with New-CodeSigningCert.ps1 to sign .rdp files in order to avoid the certificate warning.

• Create the .rdp file with all of the settings you'll need
• Generate a certificate using New-CodeSigningCert
• Get the thumbprint of the certificate you'll use to sign the .rdp file with Get-ChildItem -Path Cert:CurrentUser\My
• Run rdpsign.exe /sha1 <thumbprint> C:\Path\To\workstation.rdp
• Configure group policy to trust the certificate
  • Import-Module .\Set-RDPTrustedPublishers.psm1
  • Set-RDPTrustedPublishers -SHA1Thumb <thumbprint> -Verbose
  • As an alternative, you can manually configure the GPO if desired. Reference: https://blog.superautomation.co.uk/2020/10/rdp-file-signing.html