Questions tagged [signature]

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can't verify signature error occuring while updating my office 365

while trying to update my pc with office 365 .can't verify signature message is popping up. i tried uninstalling and installing the software .After performing sfc scan KB63363901 .that problem was solved. Is this the parmanent solution .
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How reliable is Window's verified publisher system?

I assume anyone can with some effort add their certificate under name X to their database, in that case, is there anything stopping a fake publisher from adding themselves with the name of a legit publisher and the signature saying it's from legit…
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What does it mean when the publisher of an application is identified as Microsoft Corporation but then it is flagged as not verified?

I am using this utility called SysInternals which is like the task manager on steroids for the Windows operating system. I noticed that the publisher of certain applications is labelled as Microsoft Corporation but then it also says that the…
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Why (and how) to verify the signature of a download?

I have downloaded rsync from the official page. Each rsync download is associated with a signature. First, why should I check the signature? What am I risking if not doing that? I assume that if someone is able to inject malicious code to the…
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