Usage of Windows_TemporaryKey.pfx

Usage
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Hello everyone,

Hope you are doing well.

I have a query on one of the files that are a part of CMake download. I did not find documentation on this:

When I download the sources, I get the file share/cmake-3.15/Templates/Windows/ Windows_TemporaryKey.pfx.

What is the functionality of this file? Is there a dependency on this file by cmake or other utilities in the download?

Regards,

Veena

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It’s used by the Visual Studio generator here for building executables targeting Windows Store or Phone. This is because the tooling requires a certificate, so we provide a minimal certificate if the project doesn’t. If the project adds a .pfx file as a source file, e.g. passed to add_executable, then the default cert is not used.