Digital signing [modified]
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A post in the 'Vista' forum made me think of this: With Vista and future OSs, digitally signing applications is becoming a necessity. But the requirement to buy a 'code signing certificate' on an on-going basis may prevent alot of authors from releasing really great apps. Is there any scope for CodeProject to act as a code-signing 'authority' and offer a digital-signing service for any free software that is hosted at codeproject.com? There would be restrictions of course: no spyware, no VB apps etc ;). But does this sound viable at all? Of course if there is already this service available out on the 'net then someone please say so! -- modified at 3:26 Monday 5th February, 2007
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A post in the 'Vista' forum made me think of this: With Vista and future OSs, digitally signing applications is becoming a necessity. But the requirement to buy a 'code signing certificate' on an on-going basis may prevent alot of authors from releasing really great apps. Is there any scope for CodeProject to act as a code-signing 'authority' and offer a digital-signing service for any free software that is hosted at codeproject.com? There would be restrictions of course: no spyware, no VB apps etc ;). But does this sound viable at all? Of course if there is already this service available out on the 'net then someone please say so! -- modified at 3:26 Monday 5th February, 2007
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A post in the 'Vista' forum made me think of this: With Vista and future OSs, digitally signing applications is becoming a necessity. But the requirement to buy a 'code signing certificate' on an on-going basis may prevent alot of authors from releasing really great apps. Is there any scope for CodeProject to act as a code-signing 'authority' and offer a digital-signing service for any free software that is hosted at codeproject.com? There would be restrictions of course: no spyware, no VB apps etc ;). But does this sound viable at all? Of course if there is already this service available out on the 'net then someone please say so! -- modified at 3:26 Monday 5th February, 2007
James Brown wrote:
With Vista and future OSs, digitally signing applications is becoming a necessity.
No, you never need to sign user-mode apps. Only 64-bit drivers are required to be signed. But about free certs, I know I've seen an issuer that gives free certs for use in open-source projects.
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