OK, I just checked it out. for -S, there is a -v which is the # of 
months for it to be valid.

Thanks man! :-)

Eric



Ian McGreer wrote:

> Eric Murphy wrote:
> 
>> Is there a way to set the expiration date for signtool? Right now it 
>> is only 4 months from the time of creation.
>>
>> Also, what does the -z option mean? The certificate never expires?
>>
>> I'm trying to avoid actually paying for a certificate... and just have 
>> users install a certificate off the website.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Eric
>>
> 
> It does not look like it is possible to set the expiration date of the 
> generated certificate with signtool.  You should use certutil, which is 
> a much more powerful (dare I say) tool for creating certs.
> 
> Both tools are documented at 
> http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/tools/
> 
> The simplest way to create certs is to use certutil -S.
> 
> The -z option affects the time used in the signature, not in the 
> creation of a certificate.
> 
> -Ian
> 
> 



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