Code Signing for Macromedia Shockwave: Enrolment Process

During the code signing enrolment process, VeriSign will collect information about you and your company for authentication. The process may take a few hours or several days, depending on the information you provide and how easily it can be verified. Available for the following browsers: Internet Explorer® 5.0 or greater, Netscape® 4.7 or greater, Firefox® all versions and Opera all versions.

You must buy and retrieve your code signing certificate from the same computer. If you have problems with retrieval, confirm that you are using the same computer, browser and login profile used to enrol. Once the certificate is retrieved, you can use it to sign code on any computer.


A Certificate Signing Request (CSR) contains the public key generated by your software. It looks something like this:

CSR Example


After you click buy, enter a promotion code if you have one.

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You will need the following information:
  • Technical contact: Name, address, telephone number and the e-mail address where the certificate and renewal notices should be delivered.
  • Certificate information: Enter the CSR generated in Step 1 and the organisation name that will appear in the code signing certificate.
  • Challenge phrase: A password used to renew or revoke your certificate.
  • Organisation contact: VeriSign contacts this person to authorise your certificate request as part of the certificate authentication process. Provide accurate information to expedite the process and to ensure that renewal notices reach the organisation contact.
  • Payment information: Pay by credit card for quickest issue. If you pay by purchase order, cheque or bank transfer, VeriSign must receive payment before delivering your certificate.

Once approved and payment received, you will be sent an e-mail containing your VeriSign® Code Signing Certificate for Macromedia Shockwave® or directing you to a URL for pickup. If you have problems with retrieval, confirm that you are using the same computer, browser and login profile used to enrol.

For help, go to VeriSign Code Signing Support or to Macromedia Shockwave.

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