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The latest Fortnite for Mac installer was code signed and notarized 3 days ago, so this all seems very fishy to me. https://epicgames-download1.akamaized.net/B

by _qulr 6y ago

The latest Fortnite for Mac installer was code signed and notarized 3 days ago, so this all seems very fishy to me. https://epicgames-download1.akamaized.net/Builds/UnrealEngineLauncher/Installers/Mac/EpicInstaller-10.18.8.dmg?launcherfilename=EpicInstaller-10.18.8-fortnite.dmg https://epicgames-download1.akamaized.net/Builds/UnrealEngin... codesign -d -vv ~/Downloads/EpicInstaller-10.18.8-fortnite.dmg It uses the Epic Games International certificate, which is protected by the court's temporary restraining order.

CubsFan1060 6y ago
Interesting find. That would seem to strengthen Apple's case that they are not separate entities.
tapoxi 6y ago
The Epic installer is also used to install Unreal Engine, I wonder if the actual Fortnite.app that it downloads is signed with the same certificate.
- _qulr 6y ago
  I'm not sure it really matters. Only the Epic installer needs to go through macOS Gatekeeper. The downloaded games don't need to go through Gatekeeper. They can be signed with the same cert, or even be completely unsigned.
  - judge2020 6y ago
    You're correct, however being able to do that is probably a ticking time bomb since Apple could slip child process verification into Big Sur or the 2021 MacOS release. Steam suggests their developers sign their games to ensure they work in the future[0]. As for what Fortnite is signed with, here's the dump of running codesign -dvvv [1]. 0: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamworks/announcements/detail/3632639303428097613 https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamworks/announcements/d... 1: https://gist.github.com/judge2020/880eb246fc36e3a128861eddf1c8a3f6 https://gist.github.com/judge2020/880eb246fc36e3a128861eddf1...
    - _qulr 6y ago
      Thanks for the info! I wanted to download the full game to check the code signature, but the size is so big (almost 100GB) that I didn't even have enough free disk space.
modeless 6y ago
I believe that "Fortnite Save The World" and "Fortnite" are different things; is that the discrepancy?
- judge2020 6y ago
  They both run in the same game, but you get to choose which one to boot into once the game is open[0]. It doesn't launch another process, however to use it you do have to install optional game files[1]. 0 : https://i.judge.sh/fuzzy/Fleet/FortniteClient-Win64-Shipping_knERhmwVO5.jpg https://i.judge.sh/fuzzy/Fleet/FortniteClient-Win64-Shipping... 1: https://i.judge.sh/caring/Dash/EpicGamesLauncher_e5xeoBNuA0.png https://i.judge.sh/caring/Dash/EpicGamesLauncher_e5xeoBNuA0....

by _qulr 6y ago

CubsFan1060 6y ago

Interesting find. That would seem to strengthen Apple's case that they are not separate entities.

tapoxi 6y ago

The Epic installer is also used to install Unreal Engine, I wonder if the actual Fortnite.app that it downloads is signed with the same certificate.

_qulr 6y ago
I'm not sure it really matters. Only the Epic installer needs to go through macOS Gatekeeper. The downloaded games don't need to go through Gatekeeper. They can be signed with the same cert, or even be completely unsigned.
- judge2020 6y ago
  You're correct, however being able to do that is probably a ticking time bomb since Apple could slip child process verification into Big Sur or the 2021 MacOS release. Steam suggests their developers sign their games to ensure they work in the future[0]. As for what Fortnite is signed with, here's the dump of running codesign -dvvv [1]. 0: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamworks/announcements/detail/3632639303428097613 https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamworks/announcements/d... 1: https://gist.github.com/judge2020/880eb246fc36e3a128861eddf1c8a3f6 https://gist.github.com/judge2020/880eb246fc36e3a128861eddf1...
  - _qulr 6y ago
    Thanks for the info! I wanted to download the full game to check the code signature, but the size is so big (almost 100GB) that I didn't even have enough free disk space.

modeless 6y ago

I believe that "Fortnite Save The World" and "Fortnite" are different things; is that the discrepancy?

judge2020 6y ago
They both run in the same game, but you get to choose which one to boot into once the game is open[0]. It doesn't launch another process, however to use it you do have to install optional game files[1]. 0 : https://i.judge.sh/fuzzy/Fleet/FortniteClient-Win64-Shipping_knERhmwVO5.jpg https://i.judge.sh/fuzzy/Fleet/FortniteClient-Win64-Shipping... 1: https://i.judge.sh/caring/Dash/EpicGamesLauncher_e5xeoBNuA0.png https://i.judge.sh/caring/Dash/EpicGamesLauncher_e5xeoBNuA0....