can't add a cert in a device application...

These are the steps I've taken...

  • Right click the project node in the solution explorer
  • Click Properties
  • Choose the Device tab on the left
  • Check the 'Authenticode Signature' checkbox
  • Click 'Select Certificate'
  • There were no certs visible in the 'Select Certificate' dialog box so I chose 'Manage Certificates'
  • I then imported the proper cert from the 'Manage Certificates' dialog box
  • Browsed to the cert in the 'Trusted Root Certification Authorities'
  • Selected the correct cert

But now I can't find a way to add that cert into the previous dialog box or my project. Drag and Drop is disabled, there is no Add or Ok button. Is there another way of adding it? Is this feature not supported in VS 2005 Beta?

Any help would be more than appreciated.

Thanks

[877 byte] By [youngDev] at [2007-12-16]
# 1
Has anyone else experienced this as well?
youngDev at 2007-9-9 > top of Msdn Tech,Smart Device Development,Smart Devices General...
# 2
Can you tell me which certificate you picked?

You might want to try this
- On the certificate management dialog, click 'Import'
- Go to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\SmartDevices\SDK\SDKTools\TestCertificates or wherever you've installed VS
-Select one of the two .pfx files you see. It is *imperative* that you pick one of the .pfx files and *not* the .cer files
- Select the newly added certificate in the manage certificates dialog

Do try this and get back to me

Sriram Krishnan
Program Manager, Visual Studio for Devices

SriramKrishnanMSFT at 2007-9-9 > top of Msdn Tech,Smart Device Development,Smart Devices General...
# 3

I used the test certs and it worked well. Why do you have to use the .pfx files and not .cer files. When you browse for certs, the default filter is .cer. This is misleading.

youngDev at 2007-9-9 > top of Msdn Tech,Smart Device Development,Smart Devices General...
# 4
We know it is. :-(

Unfortunately, we don't own that dialog and couldn't get this fixed in time. We'll definitely keep this in mind for the future.

Thanks,
Sriram Krishnan
PM, Visual Studio for Devices

SriramKrishnanMSFT at 2007-9-9 > top of Msdn Tech,Smart Device Development,Smart Devices General...
# 5
No worries, thank for the reply and help. It's much appreciated
youngDev at 2007-9-9 > top of Msdn Tech,Smart Device Development,Smart Devices General...