Activex: Signer Installer

“If you’re reading this, I’m probably retired. Don’t replace me with a REST API. Just renew the cert. You’re welcome. – Dave”

Leo almost laughed. Self-signed. On an ActiveX control that the county’s 2008-era IE11 kiosks expected to see signed by a specific root authority. If he did that, the kiosks would reject the control. Lights would go out. Literally. activex signer installer

At 8 AM, Priya walked in with a latte. “So, did you figure out a modern solution?” “If you’re reading this, I’m probably retired

He called Priya. No answer. He texted her: “Traffic grid cert dead. Need signer installer now.” You’re welcome

Step one: install the intermediate certificate. Done. Step two: import the code-signing key (stored on a physical SafeNet dongle that dangled from his keychain). The dongle blinked green. Step three: run the signer.

Leo slid the USB drive back into his pocket. “Nope. But the lights are green. That’s the only metric that matters.”