> Apple only notarizes those in the App Store. To be pedantic, this is not notarization. The term notarization only applies to software distributed outside the

> Apple only notarizes those in the App Store. To be pedantic, this is not notarization. The term notarization only applies to software distributed outside the the App Store. The developers themselves sign the software with a Developer ID code signing certificate, and then Apple notarizes the signed software. Whereas software distributed in the Mac App Store is all signed by Apple itself rather than by the developer.