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$100 is cheap. Getting an Extended Validation code signing certificate to accomplish the equivalent goal on Windows (having no scary security dialog box when u
by GeekyBear 4y ago
$100 is cheap. Getting an Extended Validation code signing certificate to accomplish the equivalent goal on Windows (having no scary security dialog box when users download and open your program) costs even more.
- eduction 4y ago$100 is cheap to an American working as a software developer. That’s not most people, most Americans, or most software developers.
- GeekyBear 4y agoWe're comparing what you get for the money. A $100 developer account from Apple allows you to sign software so that there will be no scary dialog boxes when a user downloads your software off the internet and opens it. An ~$100 code signing certificate for use on Windows will allow you to digitally sign your Windows application, but users will still see a scary dialog box from Windows SmartScreen when they download your software unless you spend a good bit more to step up to an Extended Validation certificate. If you don't want to pay, you'll just have to accept that users are going to see a scary dialog box, and take care to warn them that it will happen on your website.