Authenticode certificates are used to verify the authenticity of the application's publisher. By using Authenticode for application deployment, ClickOnce helps prevent a harmful program from portraying itself as a legitimate program coming from an established, trustworthy source. Optionally, certificates can also be used to sign the application and deployment manifests to prove that the files haven't been tampered with. For more information, see [ClickOnce and Authenticode](../deployment/clickonce-and-authenticode.md). Certificates can also be used to configure client computers to have a list of trusted publishers. If an application comes from a trusted publisher, it can be installed without any user interaction. For more information, see [Trusted application deployment overview](../deployment/trusted-application-deployment-overview.md).
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