Binary Signature Status

Most of you have probably heard about digital signatures and probably know about some of their unmistakable advantages. Digital signatures are based on something called the Microsoft public key infrastructure technology, which uses Microsoft’s Authenticode and trusted certification authorities or CAs.

Digital signatures ensure that the file (or collection of files) is signed, that the signer is trusted, the certification authority that authenticated the signer is trusted, and that the collection of files is not negatively altered before they were published.

Anyone can check for digital signatures of any files using the File Explorer, or a small command line tool bundled in the Windows SDK called SignTool. If, however, you’re looking for the fastest way to check the digital signatures of binary files, then you should definitely Binary Signature Status a chance.

In short, Binary Signature Status is a command line-based application that allows you to effortlessly check to see if any given file is digitally signed or not. Before we go even further, please note that the application requires the presence of Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7 or higher in order to run.

If you’re not well acquainted with running command line apps here’s a quick walkthrough: download the archive on your computer’s desktop and unpack it. Run the Command Prompt using administrative rights, type “cd desktop,” and press Enter.

Now, use the Tab key to select the app’s executable (BinarySignatureStatus.exe), and add the name of the file you want to scan after it. The app will display the scanned file’s version and whether it is digitally signed or not. The command should look something like this “BinarySignatureStatus.exe ExampleFile.”

Even though it does not boast a proper GUI, Binary Signature Status is still a very good app. It does its job rather well even though it requires users to use the Command Prompt to do so, it’s very lightweight, and it does not require installation.