Administrator setup

Before Owners can configure and request code signing projects, a number of tasks must be performed by the Master Admin and the Code Signing Administrator.

Some of the administrator tasks are Trust Protection Platform-level tasks and others are specific just to Venafi CodeSign Protect. All of the tasks for both Master Admin and Code Signing Administrator are included in this section.

Trust Protection Platform Tasks (Master Admin)

• Connect to Active Directory or LDAP Identity Provider
• Connect to an HSM
• Configure SMTP settings

After these platform configuration tasks are complete, the Master Admin can assign a Code Signing Administrator to complete the code signing setup tasks. See Assign Code Signing Administrators for instructions.

Code Signing Administration Tasks (Code Signing Administrator)

• Install the Venafi CodeSign Protect Administration snap-in
• Set global code signing properties
• Create Certificate Authority (CA) templates
• Create Flows
• Create Environment Templates
• Define allowed signing applications
• Assign additional Code Signing Administrators