title: How to apply digital signature to Visual Studio projects?
body: <p>Executables and DLL's can be digitally signed. It suggests <strong>trust</strong> to the user.</p>
  
  <p>However, my research upon this topic is slowly leading nowhere. I think I need a complete step-by-step idiot's guide on how to digitally sign binaries, directly upon compilation. What I mean is: Click on "Build" and retrieve a signed executable. I really don't want to manually sign everything myself.</p>
  
  <p>Visual Studio has a "Signing" tab in project properties, so I guess I have to look there. It seems like I need a <strong>.pfx</strong> file for that. But where exactly do I get one that contains my name and how do I use it correctly?</p>
  
  <p>Also, <strong>does this cost money?</strong> - Per binary / only once / not at all?</p>
  
  <p><strong>Example of a signed binary:</strong></p>
  
  <p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/NJi0z.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/NJi0z.png" alt="example"></a></p>