> The Apple notary service is an automated system that scans your software for malicious content, checks for code-signing issues, and returns the results to you

> The Apple notary service is an automated system that scans your software for malicious content, checks for code-signing issues, and returns the results to you quickly. [0] Apple seem to be saying that it is more than a registration process. Not passing a human review would be bigger, but it is a review of a kind. [0] https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/notarizing_macos_software_before_distribution https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/notarizing_m...