1. History. Certificates were originally needed for SSL. It never moved out.
2. In general, we try. Some documentation is better than others. Want to help improve it. 3. It ends up as the certificate "friendly name". 4. At one point in time, it almost kinda' worked where you could request certificates from the key server in your domain or something like that. I'm not sure the code works now. On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 6:27 AM, Christopher Painter < chr...@deploymentengineering.com> wrote: > I don't think I've asked this before so here goes.. > > 1) Why is the Certificate element in the IIS extension/namespace? > Certificate > Stores don't really have anything to do with IIS. > > 2) What is the default value for Overwrite? ( In general, I wish the WiX > documentation would describe in general the behavior of non-declared / > non-required attributes. ) > > 3) What exactly is the Name attribute for? I just put in "test" and my > certificate installed with the usual name as I am accustomed to. > > 4) How/when would you use Request="Yes" Would the CertifictaePath need to > be > an http address or something? I'm trying to get a feel for the > infrastructure > and use case this fulfills. > > Thanks, > Chris > > --- > Christopher Painter, Author of Deployment Engineering Blog > Have a hot tip, know a secret or read a really good thread that deserves > attention? E-Mail Me > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks > Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand > malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you > can protect your company and customers by using code signing. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl > _______________________________________________ > WiX-users mailing list > WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users > > -- virtually, Rob Mensching - http://RobMensching.com LLC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you can protect your company and customers by using code signing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl _______________________________________________ WiX-users mailing list WiX-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wix-users
