Are thawte Code Signing Certificates chained?
Yes, the thawte Code Signing Certificates are chained. The Code Signing Certificates are signed by the thawte Code Signing CA Intermediate Certificate which is chained to the thawte Premium Server CA Root certificate. Developer Code-Signing Technology Whenever an application attempts to access your system, it has the potential to do anything, be it expected, or unexpected. To safeguard users, any code seeking additional privileges must be signed. The certificate displayed, identifies the developer or organization deploying that code. The signature also prevents the code being ‘tampered’ with, and redeployed. Getting a Developer Code-Signing Certificate The required files are created by your browser during the enrollment process (except in the case of a JavaSoft Certificate) and our verification team then sets about verifying the details contained in the certificate request submitted to us once the enrolment has been completed. As soon as the details have been verified completely you ar
