Both certificates:

•   Secure your software with the same industry-standard encryption used for SSL Certificates, making it impossible for others to alter your code.

•   Act as a digital ‘safety seal’ to show customers that your code has not been tampered with in any way.

•   Display your name or your company’s name, instead of “Unidentified Publisher,” during download and installation, so customers know you’re a legitimate developer.

•   Work with several types of files and languages, including .EXE, .CAB, .DLL, .OCX, Java, HTML, ActiveX, even Microsoft® Office Macros and any other file types that support digital signatures.

•   Include time-stamps so users know that your code went through the verification process, even if you allow the certificate to expire.

Driver signing:

•   Is required by Microsoft for all hardware drivers for Windows Vista or later. Customers will not be able to install your software unless it was signed with a driver signing certificate.

•   Is designed specifically to protect and validate hardware drivers developed for Microsoft operating systems, Windows Vista or later.

•   Is verified through both My Star Hosting and Microsoft via cross-certificate validation, adding an extra level of security and assurance for your customers.