- Modernized changelog structure

- Removed `Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll` from the installer and project configuration.

Author: michaelmsonne

CHANGELOG.MD

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-## Version 2.1.0.0 (04-11-2025)
+## Version 2.1.0.0 (xx-11-2025)
 
-### 🆕 Added
+### 🆕 New Features
 - Export command script (.ps1) feature:
   - Supports Windows Certificate Store, PFX, and Azure Trusted Signing modes with per-file signing and exit code checks
   - Optional BatchMode for Trusted Signing (single signtool call for multiple files)
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 - Add detailed Trusted Signing diagnostics in logs:
   - Log exact SignTool arguments used for the call
   - Log resolved and better check for absolute paths for DLIB and DMDF and the current working directory
+- Update Trusted Signing tools from 1.0.68 to 1.0.95 and migrate to .NET 8.0 and modernize codebase
+  - Removed .NET 6.0 dependencies and updated runtime to .NET 8.0 and removed unused assemblies and legacy runtime features.
+- Improved performance with optimizations in string and buffer handling
 
 ### 🔄 Changed
 - Trusted Signing export now creates DMDF JSON on-the-fly and removes it in a finally block

src/AI Setup Project/SignToolGUI Installer.aip

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
     <ROW Property="AI_PROPPATH_DIR_PERBUILD_Azure.Core.dll" Value="..\SignToolGUI\bin\Release\Tools"/>
     <ROW Property="AI_PROPPATH_DIR_PERBUILD_Azure.Identity.dll" Value="..\SignToolGUI\bin\Release\Tools"/>
     <ROW Property="AI_PROPPATH_DIR_PERBUILD_Ijwhost.dll" Value="..\SignToolGUI\bin\Release\Tools"/>
-    <ROW Property="AI_PROPPATH_DIR_PERBUILD_Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll" Value="..\SignToolGUI\bin\Release\Tools"/>
     <ROW Property="AI_PROPPATH_DIR_PERBUILD_Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll_1" Value="..\..\..\..\..\..\..\..\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\18\Insiders\Common7\IDE\PublicAssemblies"/>
     <ROW Property="AI_PROPPATH_DIR_PERBUILD_Microsoft.Identity.Client.Extensions.Msal.dll" Value="..\SignToolGUI\bin\Release\Tools"/>
     <ROW Property="AI_PROPPATH_DIR_PERBUILD_Microsoft.Identity.Client.dll" Value="..\SignToolGUI\bin\Release\Tools"/>
@@ -61,7 +60,6 @@
     <ROW Property="AI_PROPPATH_FILENAME_PERBUILD_Azure.Core.dll" Value="Azure.Core.dll"/>
     <ROW Property="AI_PROPPATH_FILENAME_PERBUILD_Azure.Identity.dll" Value="Azure.Identity.dll"/>
     <ROW Property="AI_PROPPATH_FILENAME_PERBUILD_Ijwhost.dll" Value="Ijwhost.dll"/>
-    <ROW Property="AI_PROPPATH_FILENAME_PERBUILD_Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll" Value="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll"/>
     <ROW Property="AI_PROPPATH_FILENAME_PERBUILD_Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll_1" Value="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll"/>
     <ROW Property="AI_PROPPATH_FILENAME_PERBUILD_Microsoft.Identity.Client.Extensions.Msal.dll" Value="Microsoft.Identity.Client.Extensions.Msal.dll"/>
     <ROW Property="AI_PROPPATH_FILENAME_PERBUILD_Microsoft.Identity.Client.dll" Value="Microsoft.Identity.Client.dll"/>
@@ -174,7 +172,6 @@
     <ROW File="mfc140u.dll" Component_="AI_PROPPATH_FILENAME_PERBUILD_Azure.CodeSigning.Dlib.Core.dll" FileName="[|AI_PROPPATH_FILENAME_PERBUILD_mfc140u.dll]" Attributes="0" SourcePath="&lt;AI_APPPATH_PERBUILD_mfc140u.dll&gt;" SelfReg="false"/>
     <ROW File="mfcm140.dll" Component_="AI_PROPPATH_FILENAME_PERBUILD_Azure.CodeSigning.Dlib.Core.dll" FileName="[|AI_PROPPATH_FILENAME_PERBUILD_mfcm140.dll]" Attributes="0" SourcePath="&lt;AI_APPPATH_PERBUILD_mfcm140.dll&gt;" SelfReg="false"/>
     <ROW File="mfcm140u.dll" Component_="AI_PROPPATH_FILENAME_PERBUILD_Azure.CodeSigning.Dlib.Core.dll" FileName="[|AI_PROPPATH_FILENAME_PERBUILD_mfcm140u.dll]" Attributes="0" SourcePath="&lt;AI_APPPATH_PERBUILD_mfcm140u.dll&gt;" SelfReg="false"/>
-    <ROW File="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll" Component_="AI_PROPPATH_FILENAME_PERBUILD_Azure.CodeSigning.Dlib.Core.dll" FileName="MICROS~1.DLL|[|AI_PROPPATH_FILENAME_PERBUILD_Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll]" Attributes="0" SourcePath="&lt;AI_APPPATH_PERBUILD_Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll&gt;" SelfReg="false"/>
     <ROW File="Microsoft.Identity.Client.dll" Component_="AI_PROPPATH_FILENAME_PERBUILD_Azure.CodeSigning.Dlib.Core.dll" FileName="MICROS~2.DLL|[|AI_PROPPATH_FILENAME_PERBUILD_Microsoft.Identity.Client.dll]" Attributes="0" SourcePath="&lt;AI_APPPATH_PERBUILD_Microsoft.Identity.Client.dll&gt;" SelfReg="false"/>
     <ROW File="Microsoft.Identity.Client.Extensions.Msal.dll" Component_="AI_PROPPATH_FILENAME_PERBUILD_Azure.CodeSigning.Dlib.Core.dll" FileName="MICROS~3.DLL|[|AI_PROPPATH_FILENAME_PERBUILD_Microsoft.Identity.Client.Extensions.Msal.dll]" Attributes="0" SourcePath="&lt;AI_APPPATH_PERBUILD_Microsoft.Identity.Client.Extensions.Msal.dll&gt;" SelfReg="false"/>
     <ROW File="Microsoft.IdentityModel.Abstractions.dll" Component_="AI_PROPPATH_FILENAME_PERBUILD_Azure.CodeSigning.Dlib.Core.dll" FileName="MICROS~4.DLL|[|AI_PROPPATH_FILENAME_PERBUILD_Microsoft.IdentityModel.Abstractions.dll]" Attributes="0" SourcePath="&lt;AI_APPPATH_PERBUILD_Microsoft.IdentityModel.Abstractions.dll&gt;" SelfReg="false"/>
@@ -213,7 +210,6 @@
     <ROW Name="AI_APPPATH_PERBUILD_Azure.Core.dll" Path="[|AI_PROPPATH_DIR_PERBUILD_Azure.Core.dll]\[|AI_PROPPATH_FILENAME_PERBUILD_Azure.Core.dll]" Type="2" Content="0"/>
     <ROW Name="AI_APPPATH_PERBUILD_Azure.Identity.dll" Path="[|AI_PROPPATH_DIR_PERBUILD_Azure.Identity.dll]\[|AI_PROPPATH_FILENAME_PERBUILD_Azure.Identity.dll]" Type="2" Content="0"/>
     <ROW Name="AI_APPPATH_PERBUILD_Ijwhost.dll" Path="[|AI_PROPPATH_DIR_PERBUILD_Ijwhost.dll]\[|AI_PROPPATH_FILENAME_PERBUILD_Ijwhost.dll]" Type="2" Content="0"/>
-    <ROW Name="AI_APPPATH_PERBUILD_Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll" Path="[|AI_PROPPATH_DIR_PERBUILD_Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll]\[|AI_PROPPATH_FILENAME_PERBUILD_Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll]" Type="2" Content="0"/>
     <ROW Name="AI_APPPATH_PERBUILD_Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll_1" Path="[|AI_PROPPATH_DIR_PERBUILD_Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll_1]\[|AI_PROPPATH_FILENAME_PERBUILD_Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll_1]" Type="2" Content="0"/>
     <ROW Name="AI_APPPATH_PERBUILD_Microsoft.Identity.Client.Extensions.Msal.dll" Path="[|AI_PROPPATH_DIR_PERBUILD_Microsoft.Identity.Client.Extensions.Msal.dll]\[|AI_PROPPATH_FILENAME_PERBUILD_Microsoft.Identity.Client.Extensions.Msal.dll]" Type="2" Content="0"/>
     <ROW Name="AI_APPPATH_PERBUILD_Microsoft.Identity.Client.dll" Path="[|AI_PROPPATH_DIR_PERBUILD_Microsoft.Identity.Client.dll]\[|AI_PROPPATH_FILENAME_PERBUILD_Microsoft.Identity.Client.dll]" Type="2" Content="0"/>
@@ -403,7 +399,6 @@
     <ROW ProjectId="{5e3e0028-03ee-4fe0-9a52-4a5ae04b5e0b}" ProjectName="SignToolGUI" OutputGroup="ContentOutput" OutputFile="mfc140u.dll"/>
     <ROW ProjectId="{5e3e0028-03ee-4fe0-9a52-4a5ae04b5e0b}" ProjectName="SignToolGUI" OutputGroup="ContentOutput" OutputFile="mfcm140.dll"/>
     <ROW ProjectId="{5e3e0028-03ee-4fe0-9a52-4a5ae04b5e0b}" ProjectName="SignToolGUI" OutputGroup="ContentOutput" OutputFile="mfcm140u.dll"/>
-    <ROW ProjectId="{5e3e0028-03ee-4fe0-9a52-4a5ae04b5e0b}" ProjectName="SignToolGUI" OutputGroup="ContentOutput" OutputFile="Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll"/>
     <ROW ProjectId="{5e3e0028-03ee-4fe0-9a52-4a5ae04b5e0b}" ProjectName="SignToolGUI" OutputGroup="ContentOutput" OutputFile="Microsoft.Identity.Client.dll"/>
     <ROW ProjectId="{5e3e0028-03ee-4fe0-9a52-4a5ae04b5e0b}" ProjectName="SignToolGUI" OutputGroup="ContentOutput" OutputFile="Microsoft.Identity.Client.Extensions.Msal.dll"/>
     <ROW ProjectId="{5e3e0028-03ee-4fe0-9a52-4a5ae04b5e0b}" ProjectName="SignToolGUI" OutputGroup="ContentOutput" OutputFile="Microsoft.IdentityModel.Abstractions.dll"/>

src/SignToolGUI/Forms/ChangelogForm.cs

@@ -15,12 +15,16 @@ private void ChangelogForm_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
             PopulateChangelog();
         }
 
-        // Populate the changelog in the RichTextBox
+        // Pseudocode:
+        // - Update the 2.1.0.0 section to mirror the content from the other changelog file:
+        //   - Use "### 🆕 Added", "### 🔧 Improvements", "### 🔄 Changed" headings
+        //   - Include bullets for tool updates/migration and performance improvements
+        // - Keep all other historical entries unchanged
         private void PopulateChangelog()
         {
             // Changelog content
             var changelogContent =
-                                   " Version 2.1.0.0 (04-11-2025):\n" +
+                                   " Version 2.1.0.0 (xx-11-2025):\n" +
                                    " New Features\n" +
                                    " - Export command script (.ps1) feature:\n" +
                                    "   - Supports Windows Certificate Store, PFX, and Azure Trusted Signing modes with per-file signing and exit code checks\n" +
@@ -34,7 +38,10 @@ private void PopulateChangelog()
                                    " - Improved error handling and logging for Trusted Signing operations\n" +
                                    " - Add detailed Trusted Signing diagnostics in logs:\n" +
                                    "   - Log exact SignTool arguments used for the call\n" +
-                                   "   - Log resolved and better check for absolute paths for DLIB and DMDF and the current working directory\n\n" +
+                                   "   - Log resolved and better check for absolute paths for DLIB and DMDF and the current working directory\n" +
+                                   " - Update Trusted Signing tools from 1.0.68 to 1.0.95 and migrate to .NET 8.0 and modernize codebase\n" +
+                                   "   - Removed .NET 6.0 dependencies and updated runtime to .NET 8.0 and removed unused assemblies and legacy runtime features.\n" +
+                                   " - Improved performance with optimizations in string and buffer handling\n\n" +
                                    " Changed\n" +
                                    " - Trusted Signing export now creates DMDF JSON on-the-fly and removes it in a finally block\n" +
                                    " - Exported script header timestamp format changed to \"HH:mm:ss dd-MM-yyyy\"\n" +

src/SignToolGUI/SignToolGUI.csproj

@@ -255,9 +255,6 @@
     <Content Include="Tools\mfcm140u.dll">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>
-    <Content Include="Tools\Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll">
-      <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
-    </Content>
     <Content Include="Tools\Microsoft.Identity.Client.dll">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </Content>