Security (How Do I in Smart Device Development)

This page links to Help topics about common smart device security tasks.

Device Security Manager

How to: View/Add/Remove Certificates (Devices)
Describes how to use the Certificate Management pane of the Device Security Manager.
How to: Change Device Security Configuration
Describes how to apply a security configuration to a Windows Mobile device or emulator.
How to: Import/Export Security Configurations (Devices)
Describes how to import security configurations to and export security configurations from Windows Mobile devices and emulators.

How to: Import and Apply Certificates in Device Projects
Describes the effective use of the Select Certificate dialog box for signing device projects.
How to: Start Signtool.exe as a Post-Build Event (Devices)
Describes how to sign a project when post-build events have changed the original binaries.

How to: Sign a Visual Basic or Visual C# Application (Devices)
Lists the steps for signing an application written against the .NET Compact Framework.
How to: Sign a Visual Basic or Visual C# Assembly (Devices)
Lists the steps for signing project assemblies.
How to: Sign the Project Output in a Visual C++ Project (Devices)
Lists the steps for signing Visual C++ project output.
How to: Sign a CAB File (Devices)
Lists the steps for signing a device CAB project.

How to: Provision a Device in a Visual Basic or Visual C# Project
List the steps for adding digital certificates to the device store in managed projects.
How to: Provision a Device in a Visual C++ Project
List the steps for adding digital certificates to the device store in native projects.
How to: Configure Security on Windows Mobile Devices from a Command Prompt
Describes how to use RapiConfig.exe to provision a device with a security model.