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Is there any Windows installer maker with decent scripting capabilities? [closed]

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Security Risks of Unsigned ClickOnce Manifests

Using signed manifests in ClickOnce deployments, it is not possible to modify files after the deployment package has been published – installation will fail as hash information in the manifest won’t match up with the modified files. I recently stumbled upon a situation where this was problematic – customers need to be able to set things like connection strings in app.config before deploying the software to their users.

Security Risks of Unsigned ClickOnce Manifests

Using signed manifests in ClickOnce deployments, it is not possible to modify files after the deployment package has been published – installation will fail as hash information in the manifest won’t match up with the modified files. I recently stumbled upon a situation where this was problematic – customers need to be able to set things like connection strings in app.config before deploying the software to their users.