Read and validate certificate from executable

Question

I want to validate certificates of signed executable images (by validation, I mean to tell if the signature comes from MS/Adobe/Oracle etc.). Does windows provides api for t

Answer 1

The WinVerifyTrust function performs a trust verification action on a specified object. The function passes the inquiry to a trust provider that supports the action identifier, if one exists.

For certificate verification, use the CertGetCertificateChain and CertVerifyCertificateChainPolicy functions.