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diff --git a/news/5252-sign-stubs b/news/5252-sign-stubs
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+### Enhancements
+
+* For Windows users, the stub executables used for Python entrypoints in packages are now codesigned. (#5252)
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+* <news item>
+
+### Deprecations
+
+* <news item>
+
+### Docs
+
+* <news item>
+
+### Other
+
+* <news item>
diff --git a/tests/test_codesigned.py b/tests/test_codesigned.py
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+# Copyright (C) 2014 Anaconda, Inc
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+from functools import lru_cache
+from pathlib import Path
+from shutil import which
+from subprocess import CalledProcessError, check_output, run
+
+import pytest
+
+from conda_build.utils import on_win
+
+HERE = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+REPO_ROOT = (Path(HERE) / "..").resolve().absolute()
+STUB_FOLDER = REPO_ROOT / "conda_build"
+
+
+@lru_cache(maxsize=None)
+def find_signtool() -> str | None:
+    """Tries to find signtool
+
+    Prefers signtool on PATH otherwise searches system.
+    Ref:
+      - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/tools/signtool-exe
+      - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/seccrypto/signtool
+      - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/seccrypto/using-signtool-to-verify-a-file-signature
+    """
+    signtool_path = which("signtool")
+    if signtool_path:
+        return signtool_path
+
+    # Common installation directories where signtool might be located
+    common_paths = [
+        "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Windows Kits\\10\\bin",
+        "C:\\Program Files\\Windows Kits\\10\\bin",
+        "C:\\Windows\\System32",
+    ]
+
+    signtool_path = None
+    # Search for signtool in common paths
+    for path in common_paths:
+        if signtool_path:
+            # We found one already
+            return signtool_path
+        if not os.path.exists(path):
+            continue
+        signtool_path = os.path.join(path, "signtool.exe")
+        if os.path.exists(signtool_path):
+            return signtool_path
+        elif "Windows Kits" in path:
+            signtool_path = None
+            max_version = 0
+            for dirname in os.listdir(path):
+                # Use most recent signtool version
+                if not dirname.endswith(".0"):
+                    continue  # next dirname
+                if int(dirname.replace(".", "")) < max_version:
+                    continue  # next dirname
+
+                maybe_signtool_path = os.path.join(path, dirname, "x64", "signtool.exe")
+                if os.path.exists(maybe_signtool_path):
+                    signtool_path = maybe_signtool_path
+    return signtool_path
+
+
+@lru_cache(maxsize=None)
+def signtool_unsupported_because() -> str:
+    reason = ""
+    if not on_win:
+        reason = "Only verifying signatures of stub exe's on windows"
+        return reason
+    signtool = find_signtool()
+    if not signtool:
+        reason = "signtool: unable to locate signtool.exe"
+    try:
+        check_output([signtool, "verify", "/?"])
+    except CalledProcessError as exc:
+        reason = f"signtool: something went wrong while running 'signtool verify /?', output:\n{exc.output}\n"
+    return reason
+
+
+def signtool_unsupported() -> bool:
+    return bool(signtool_unsupported_because())
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(signtool_unsupported(), reason=signtool_unsupported_because())
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "stub_file_name", ["cli-32.exe", "cli-64.exe", "gui-32.exe", "gui-64.exe"]
+)
+def test_stub_exe_signatures(stub_file_name: str) -> None:
+    """Verify that signtool verifies the signature of the stub exes"""
+    stub_file = STUB_FOLDER / stub_file_name
+    signtool_exe = find_signtool()
+    completed_process = run([signtool_exe, "verify", "/pa", "/v", stub_file])
+    assert completed_process.returncode == 0