Obtaining OV/EV Code Signing Certificates from Japan — Eligibility for Companies, Sole Proprietors, and Individuals, with 2026 Pricing

Before "how much does a code signing certificate cost," you have to settle "can I even obtain one." A Japanese company can get one from almost any CA and pick on price, but an individual developer with no registered business is generally not issued one by major CAs, and Microsoft's own cloud signing service excludes Japan geographically. This post leads with eligibility by applicant type and region, then prices, to map out which certificate a Japanese company or a Japan-resident individual can actually obtain in 2026.

Windows Code Signing CI Costs by Monthly Signing Volume — What Real Vendor Binaries Reveal in 2026

When you automate Windows code signing in CI, the yearly bill for SSL.com eSigner, DigiCert KeyLocker, and Azure Key Vault + GlobalSign can differ by several multiples depending on your monthly signing volume. The service that is cheapest at 20 signings per month becomes the most expensive at 1,000. And when you verify what major vendors actually ship with osslsigncode, an operational principle emerges that no price sheet reveals on its own: 'fix the entry, refresh the payload.' This post organizes the 2026 CI cost comparison and the operational patterns readable from real vendor binaries.