Create a code-signing certificate
Important
This is an archived version of the FreeRTOS User Guide for use with FreeRTOS release 202012.00. For the latest version of this document, see the FreeRTOS User Guide.
To digitally sign firmware images, you need a code-signing certificate and private key. For testing purposes, you can create a self‐signed certificate and private key. For production environments, purchase a certificate through a well‐known certificate authority (CA).
Different platforms require different types of code-signing certificates. The following sections describe how to create code-signing certificates for different FreeRTOS-qualified platforms.