I am trying to write a simple console app in Visual Studio 2022 and then debug it. This would be so simple but the IT dept here have added a group policy that all applications must be digitally signed before they can be executed.

How can I sign the compiled executable file in order to run it in the VS debugger? I have a PFX certificate file but nothing I've tried seems to add a signature to the file properties in the exe file in the bin folder.

Thank you in advance.

I have tried:

• Installing the certificate which was successful.

• Generating a strong name snk file and ticking the option to sign the assembly which was successful.

• Running the signtool in PS to apply the certificate which failed.

I would like to sign the executable as part of the build process in order to hit F5 and debug as normal.