Microsoft has chosen VeriSign to provide code signing services for applications distributed through Windows Marketplace for Mobile.
A code signing certificate serves as virtual “shrink wrap” for downloaded applications by applying a digital signature that VeriSign independently verifies.
Microsoft director Jason Lim said code signing helps to ensure that all Windows phone applications will install and run with the right privileges and without limiting features or functionality.
Lim said the customizable solution gives Microsoft more ways to control the integrity and quality of the Windows phone experience.
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