Executable not being signed when using @electron-forge/maker-squirrel

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Electron Forge version

6.0.0-beta.65

Electron version

v19.0.7

Operating system

Windows 10

Last known working Electron Forge version

No response

Expected behavior

The .exe file should be signed with the certificate that was configured inside forge.config.js

Actual behavior

the .exe gets generated but it isn’t signed

Steps to reproduce

Configure the certificate inside forge.config.js like:

    {
      name: "@electron-forge/maker-squirrel",
      config: {
        name: "myapp",
        certificateFile: "./certificate.pfx",
        certificatePassword: "password"
      }
    }

then run electron-forge make

Additional information

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[georgexu99]

I see! Sorry, oversight by me, forgot about that part of your previous comment. Happy it was fixed!

[carlos-labrador]

@carlos-labrador Could you please confirm whether you’re using the executable @georgexu99 mentioned above (specifically the one in the make folder)?

@georgexu99 , yes the path looks exactly the same , this is mine:

C:\path\to\my-app\out\make\squirrel.windows\x64\my-app.exe

the workaround for this issue is like this: signtool sign /tr http://timestamp.sectigo.com /td sha256 /fd sha256 /a "my-app.exe"

How to reproduce ?

• basically , create a new project with this command: yarn create electron-app my-app --template=typescript-webpack

• add a certificate to the root folder eg: certificate.pfx from sectigo

• add those keys to package.json:

 "name": "@electron-forge/maker-squirrel",
         "config": {
           "name": "my-app",
           "certificateFile": "./certificate.pfx",
           "certificatePassword": ""
         }

• run yarn electron-forge make