DotFix NiceProtect Supports IEEE Taggant

Starting with version 5.0, NiceProtect has supported the IEEE Software Taggant format as an additional way to identify legitimately protected files and reduce false positives from antivirus engines that implement Taggant verification. Although IEEE has discontinued operation of the central Taggant service, participating software-protection vendors can continue using the established certificate chain. DotFix Software therefore continues to issue a one-year end-user certificate in the name of the licensed developer or company. The chain consists of the IEEE root certificate, the DotFix Software vendor certificate originally issued by IEEE, and the protection user's certificate issued by DotFix Software.




A Taggant certificate complements rather than replaces an Authenticode code-signing certificate. It is intended for recognition by antivirus engines that implemented the Taggant format; for example, Avira continues to use this information when analyzing protected files. DotFix Software was one of the software-protection vendors involved in the system's development and implementation and continues to provide Taggant certificates to licensed NiceProtect users. For the best false-positive resistance, apply the NiceProtect Taggant certificate during protection and then sign the finished file with your own Authenticode certificate before distribution.