So, right this minute, without a "cert", if I distribute an
application for Windows on a CD or download from a website, what is
the user's experience? Seems like just another one of M$'s ploys to
make money on everything that goes into a Window's computer; but many
times over. Rather astute strategy I should think. Just one more
reason to dislike the Window's platform.
Joe Wilkins
On May 22, 2007, at 5:11 AM, Scott Kane wrote:
Hi Bill, Jacqui and all,
That's neither possible nor desirable.
Indeed. It would be grounds for a cert to be pulled by the
authenticator.
It's not possible because the code signing takes into account a
checksum for the whole .exe (along with other factors) and that is
different with every application created, even though the embedded
engine is the same.
Yep. That's exactly right. If it were even possible then every
IDE developer on the planet would be issueing their programmer
customers with cert's and that would make the cert's useless. The
whole point is to make each application unique, identifiable and
trackable (a cert can be pulled by Microsoft or their authorized
issuer which brings up an even nastier dialog box). Each cert'
applicant is verified manually (by a human) with human readable
documentation.
It's not desirable because then any miscreant could download a
trial copy of Rev, write the next great trojan horse virus malware
spybot and it would appear to have been "signed" by Runtime Rev.
Which is the whole point of the cert' as Bill rightly says.
In Windows XP, unsigned applications aren't so bad. But the end
user experience gets much worse under Windows Vista, especially
with limited accounts and UAC active. Signing applications is
something anyone who distributes on Windows should know about. I
hope Scott writes up the article.
Judging by the reaction I'd say writing it is a go and I'm going to
enquire about getting a special price for RR customers but I can't
guarantee that so don't hold me to it as it will probably depend on
the number of potential customers. I'll get onto it this week and
submit it to Heather etc and hopefully they'll publish it in the
near future. :-)
Scott Kane
"When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something
is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that
something is impossible, he is very probably wrong."
Arthur C Clarke
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