PackageSignatureKind Enum
Definition
Important
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Provides information about the package's signature and the kind of certificate used to create it.
public enum class PackageSignatureKind/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract, 196608)]
enum class PackageSignatureKind[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.ContractVersion(typeof(Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract), 196608)]
public enum PackageSignatureKindvar value = Windows.ApplicationModel.PackageSignatureKind.nonePublic Enum PackageSignatureKind- Inheritance
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PackageSignatureKind
- Attributes
Windows requirements
| Device family |
Windows 10 Anniversary Edition (introduced in 10.0.14393.0)
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| API contract |
Windows.Foundation.UniversalApiContract (introduced in v3.0)
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Fields
| Name | Value | Description |
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| None | 0 | The package is not signed. For example, a Visual Studio project that is running from layout (F5). |
| Developer | 1 | The package is signed with a trusted certificate that is not categorized as |
| Enterprise | 2 | The package is signed using a certificate issued by a root authority that has higher verification requirements than general public authorities. |
| Store | 3 | The package is signed by the Windows Store. |
| System | 4 | The package is signed by a certificate that's also used to sign the Windows Operating System. These packages can have additional capabilities not granted to normal apps. For example, the built-in Settings app. |
Remarks
Other than for reporting purposes, these values are not particularly useful to most applications. Any value other than None indicates that the package is signed with a trusted certificate, since it is not possible to install a package that is signed with an untrusted or otherwise invalid certificate.
The Developer option does not imply that the app is only for developers or that it is a "development build"; it simply means that the developer chose not to publish in the Microsoft Store (and is not using a special Enterprise certificate). Similarly, the Enterprise option does not imply that the app is only for Enterprises or that it is delivered via a device management solution such as InTune; it simply means that the developer chose to use a special "Enterprise" certificate.