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Not really. SSL solely exists to authenticate domain names. Having 15USD and a domain name does not make you trustworthy. Likewise, code signing is an anti-t
by ctz 15y ago
Not really. SSL solely exists to authenticate domain names. Having 15USD and a domain name does not make you trustworthy.
Likewise, code signing is an anti-tamper and publisher identification mechanism rather than anything which gives the end-user a reason to trust any signed executable. Again, having 15USD does not make you trustworthy.
- wladimir 15y agoI should have added "to the end-user" using happy/sad iconography. Nothing in the world can make you trustworthy, I don't want to get into that discussion, which is also why I put it in scare quotes.
- tomjen3 15y agoNo but knowing who you are makes you trustworthy because if the code installs viruses, you can be arrested. You are no longer some anonymous person in Eastern Europe.
- moe 15y agoSSL cert != knowing who the other party is