Can the digital signature be removed from the *.exe file when generating RCP app?

[Phillipus]

Hi,

when an RCP app is built using Tycho, the product creates a Windows YourApp.exe file that contains a digital signature but is not valid:

Is there some way to not have a signed exe file or to remove the signature as part of the build process?

[laeubi]

There are some tools but no straigh forward way to do so see

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/341168/can-i-remove-a-digital-signature-from-a-dll
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/63326750/remove-digital-signature-from-generated-rcps-exe

[Phillipus]

Thanks, I assumed that would be the case but just thought I'd check.

[laeubi]

There are some issues in the Bugzilla, so if you think an (unsigned) version would be usefull it would be best to ask there as tycho technically only consumes the exe but do not create and/or sign it.

[Phillipus]

For reference - https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=565937