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    • d.healeyD
      d.healey
      last edited by

      Anyone got any info about this? I have a few customers who are getting the pop-up warning them about unsigned software and it's triggering support requests which I'd rather not have.

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      • Christoph HartC
        Christoph Hart
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        Ok, I will list you the order of events that I went through when trying to acquire a code-signing certificate:

        1. Bought a certificate for 60 bucks.
        2. The company denied handing out the certificate because I was an individual entity and not a company.
        3. They told me to make a business entry in any kind of "official" database (like the telephone book) to prove that I'm not a scammer (as if that would actually work LOL).
        4. I did so despite my concerns of data visiblility and privacy.
        5. Sent them the link to my profile
        6. They denied again because I made a "business account" on the telephone-book thingy internet page and since I ordered a "personal" certificate I have to create a "personal" account.
        7. I called the internet phone book company and asked them to switch the profile.
        8. They denied, saying that switching a profile will take about 2 years, however if I sign up for their "business pro" account, which costs 800€ / year, it will be done in a few hours.
        9. I told them they can stick their "dead horse head in the bed" extortion tactics somewhere else and hung up. Got so angry that I abandoned any further efforts (no amount of customer support mails saying "Just click on open anyways" can be more annoying that keeping up with these kind of people).

        So now you think the story is over, but no:

        1. Two years later, the german agency that collects the license payment for publicly-funded media (GEZ) wrote me a letter saying that they found out I am running a company (most likely by running a script over the telephone book database thingie) and require me to register the office and pay additional license fees (although I'm working from home and my company is registered at my private address which is already covered by the private household fees).
        2. I ignored the letters as much as I could because it brought back PTSD style memories from the code-signing scam that I was trying to forget.
        3. At some point they called me, where I said "nope, working from home, go away", which miraculously worked
        4. Every two or three months I get a phone call from some marketing scam company because of that business entry.

        TLDR: It's not worth it - if you're in another country or have a registered company that meets up their weird requirements as a sole-trading business will not cut it, it might work just well...

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        • Y
          yall
          last edited by

          @d-healey i just bought a windows asus duo pc. with all that there are recent folds inside. I had a message of this style, that my plugin was surely something not verified and therefore dangerous. I simply cut my perfume and their crappy antivirus. and everything is ok. i really hope windows won't piss off like mac with their crappy certificate. sorry I had to evacuate ^^

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          • NatanN
            Natan
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            Just Bundle The .dll Files, And Give The Choice To Your Customer, It Works For Me.

            And Remember Windows People Are Not Mac Cutey Teenagers, They Do Hack Stuffs, And Know The Environment Of Windows Very Well...
            So Copy & Pasting Dll Files Are More Welcome Here 👏

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            • d.healeyD
              d.healey @Christoph Hart
              last edited by

              @Christoph-Hart Which company did you buy the certificate from?

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              • Dan KorneffD
                Dan Korneff
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                I'm using https://comodosslstore.com/

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                • LindonL
                  Lindon @Dan Korneff
                  last edited by

                  @dustbro Ok so you buy a certificate - what next?

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                  • Christoph HartC
                    Christoph Hart
                    last edited by

                    Me trying to remember the company:

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                    • Dan KorneffD
                      Dan Korneff @Lindon
                      last edited by

                      @Lindon Install the certificate on your machine (.p12 file), and then pass the private key to your code signing software.
                      I'm using Pace, so I add it to the command line wrap configuration with:

                      --signid <your dsig ID>

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                      • LindonL
                        Lindon @Dan Korneff
                        last edited by

                        @dustbro "Pace" --- shudder....;-)

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                        • ustkU
                          ustk
                          last edited by

                          The price is prohibitive, so maybe when I'm sure to earn enough I'll have a second thought...

                          Can't help pressing F5 in the forum...

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                          • Casey KolbC
                            Casey Kolb @Christoph Hart
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                            @Christoph-Hart said in Codesigning - Windows:

                            Ok, I will list you the order of events that I went through when trying to acquire a code-signing certificate:

                            I'm at about step 6 here and I think I'm going to give up. Agreed, probably not worth it.

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                            • orangeO
                              orange @Casey Kolb
                              last edited by orange

                              @Lunacy-Audio said in Codesigning - Windows:

                              @Christoph-Hart said in Codesigning - Windows:

                              Ok, I will list you the order of events that I went through when trying to acquire a code-signing certificate:

                              I'm at about step 6 here and I think I'm going to give up. Agreed, probably not worth it.

                              Yes definately. I can live without doing it and it's not worth it.

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                              • Christoph HartC
                                Christoph Hart
                                last edited by

                                @dustbro have you actually paid for that extra smartscreen thingie? I found that to be particularly scammy as it's literally "Give me money or I will harass your customers for no reason".

                                The more I think about the subject the more I wonder why this is legally possible...

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                                • ustkU
                                  ustk @Christoph Hart
                                  last edited by

                                  @Christoph-Hart said in Codesigning - Windows:

                                  The more I think about the subject the more I wonder why this is legally possible...

                                  Money makes anything legal...

                                  Can't help pressing F5 in the forum...

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                                  • d.healeyD
                                    d.healey
                                    last edited by

                                    Clearest instructions I've found so far https://www.ssl.com/how-to/using-your-code-signing-certificate/

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                                    • Christoph HartC
                                      Christoph Hart @d.healey
                                      last edited by

                                      @d-healey but it starts at list item #14 in my procedure ;)

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                                      • LindonL
                                        Lindon @d.healey
                                        last edited by

                                        @d-healey so then I should be able to use my Apple Developer Application Certificate - as I think this exports as a P12 file....

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                                        • Christoph HartC
                                          Christoph Hart @Lindon
                                          last edited by Christoph Hart

                                          @Lindon Nope that doesn't work. Apple is not a certified signing entity on Windows. Now why that is the case and why a bullshit company like Comodo should be anymore trustworthy than Apple, speaks volumes about the actual motives behind this.

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                                          • LindonL
                                            Lindon @Christoph Hart
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                                            @Christoph-Hart thanks - Yes the politics is pretty stinky.... hey ho...

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