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title: "Automatically Signing a Windows EXE with Azure Trusted Signing, dotnet sign, and GitHub Actions"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/automatically-signing-a-windows-exe-with-azure-trusted-signing-dotnet-sign-and-github-actions-xw4znfsaz
source_url: http://feeds.hanselman.com/~/930373259/0/scotthanselman~Automatically-Signing-a-Windows-EXE-with-Azure-Trusted-Signing-dotnet-sign-and-GitHub-Actions
type: article
source: "Scott Hanselman"
published: 2025-11-29T00:22:59.177Z
updated: 2025-11-29T00:23:24.791Z
tags: ["devops", "azure", ".net", "github-actions"]
reading_time: 16
upvotes: 0
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language: en
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# Automatically Signing a Windows EXE with Azure Trusted Signing, dotnet sign, and GitHub Actions

**[Scott Hanselman](https://daily.dev/sources/hanselman)** · 16 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

A comprehensive guide to implementing automated code signing for Windows executables using Azure Trusted Signing service. Covers the complete setup process including Azure account configuration, identity validation, certificate profile creation, local signing with the dotnet sign tool, and CI/CD integration with GitHub Actions. Includes detailed troubleshooting for common issues like authentication failures, permission errors, and endpoint configuration problems. The guide demonstrates both manual local signing and automated pipeline signing using service principals.

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