Certificate (package schema for Windows 8)

A certificate for use with the package and placed in the system certificate stores.

Element hierarchy

<Package>
<Extensions>
<Extension>
<Certificates>
<Certificate>

Syntax

<Certificate StoreName = A string between 1 and 50 characters in length that cannot contain these characters: <, >, :, %, ", /, \, |, ?, or *.
             Content   = A string between 1 and 256 characters in length that cannot contain these characters: <, >, :, %, ", |, ?, or *. />

Attributes and Elements

Attributes

Attribute Description Data type Required Default value
Content

The path to the certificate content to place in the store. This string must be between 1 and 256 characters in length and cannot contain these characters: <, >, :, ", /, \, |, ?, or *

A string between 1 and 256 characters in length that cannot contain these characters: <, >, :, %, ", |, ?, or *. Yes
StoreName

The store name to place the certificate.

A string between 1 and 50 characters in length that cannot contain these characters: <, >, :, %, ", /, \, |, ?, or *. Yes

 

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Parent Element Description
Certificates

Declares a package extensibility point of type windows.certificates. The app requires one or more certificates from the specified certificate stores.

 

Requirements

Value
Namespace http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/2010/manifest