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Code Sign Vs SSL Certificate

Basically, a code-signing cert gives you a private key that can be verified against a public key certified by a known authority. You make a digital signature with that key, and the other end can verify you had a cert from a trusted source when you signed it.

An SSL cert is just a signed "document" that can be verified as coming from a trusted source. You can't encrypt or sign with it because it doesn't have any key material that's yours alone; it's just a signed document saying "I certify that I trust who this guy says he is."

n SSL Certificate is used for authentication of your website/application server.
A Code Signing Certificate is used for integrity/authentication of the exe,dll,... you deliver.