Sign Project Tool

The Sign Project tool creates a checksum of the MenuBox configuration file (INI file) and writes it to the Signature key of the [Publisher] section of the file, encoding it together with the licensing information into a single non-editable binary field.

A signed project can be redistributed as a registered application, without exposing the license key in plain text, and limiting the possibility of third-party modifications to your files.

The Sign Project tool must be run each time an INI file is modified (unless it is modified by the MenuBox Wizard, which automatically updates the signature). If the signature is not correct, the project will run with a "Free Version" message.

When the sign Project tool is run, it also checks whether the MenuBox redistributable application file in the project directory is up to date. If not, the tool can optionally update this executable file with the newer version taken from the current MenuBox installation.

To launch the tool open Sign Project in the MenuBox program group of the Start menu.

Command Line

The Sign Project tool can also be invoked from the command line:

menuboxw.exe [/sign:file] [/?]

If the /sign option is not followed by the file name, a dialog is opened to specify the file manually.