Groove supports VeriSign-issued software publisher certificates for component signing (916431)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Groove Virtual Office 3.0 File Sharing Edition
  • Groove Virtual Office 3.0 Professional Edition
  • Groove Virtual Office 3.0 Project Edition
  • Groove Virtual Office 3.0 Trial Edition
  • Groove Virtual Office 3.1 File Sharing Edition
  • Groove Virtual Office 3.1 Professional Edition
  • Groove Virtual Office 3.1 Project Edition
  • Groove Virtual Office 3.1 Trial Edition
  • Groove Workspace 2.5 Preview Edition
  • Groove Workspace 2.5 Professional Edition
  • Groove Workspace 2.5 Project Edition
  • Groove Workspace 2.5 Standard Edition

INTRODUCTION

Groove Virtual Office and Groove Workspace support VeriSign-issued software publisher certificates for component signing.

MORE INFORMATION

In the original release version of Groove, the Groove Development Kit (GDK) enabled Groove tool developers to sign their Groove components, but only by using Groove-generated self-signed certificates. This process is inconvenient for end users, because the software publishers' digital fingerprints must be verified out-of-band to use this security.

Groove Workspace 2.0 and later versions of Groove support component signing by using VeriSign-issued software publisher certificates. VeriSign is a well-known trusted certification authority. You can now have the same public key infrastructure (PKI) security benefits in Groove as in Web browsers.

For more information about how to obtain a VeriSign certificate, visit the following VeriSign Web site:

http://www.verisign.com/products/groove/

The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:6/30/2006
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