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Sign Windows 7 and Vista gadgets

Windows 7 and Vista gadgets should be digitally signed before users install them. IBM Worklight provides a default certificate for signing Windows gadgets that can be used for development and test purposes. You can sign Windows 7 and Vista gadgets only on Windows systems.

To sign a Windows gadget for production distribution...

1. Install the following software (in this order):
   1. Microsoft .NET Framework 4
   2. .NET Development Tools Component from the Microsoft Windows SDK v7.1

2. Obtain a PKCS12 certificate from a certificate authority, and export it as a PFX file.

3. Place this certificate on your hard disk.

4. Set the <certificate> element under the <vista> element in the application descriptor...

   <certificate password="PFX_cert_password"
                PFXFilePath="path-to-pfx"/>
   

   path-to-pfx can either be relative to the root of the application, or an absolute path.

The use of Windows 7 and Vista gadgets is deprecated in Worklight version 5.0.5. Support might be removed in any future version.

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