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> ”Digicert seems to be our only option now but a certificate there would cost $629 (tax excluded) for a single year.” Yikes! At least Mac (and iOS) developers
by Reason077 3y ago
> ”Digicert seems to be our only option now but a certificate there would cost $629 (tax excluded) for a single year.”
Yikes! At least Mac (and iOS) developers get this for $99/year. What makes code signing so expensive on Windows?
- iforgotpassword 3y agoGreed
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- draw_down 3y ago[dead]
- kaetemi 3y agoA basic code signing cert can be had at $150 per year. That's already with the thing where they check if your company information is real, and it does the job for SmartScreen. Not sure if there's any advantage in the more expensive ones.
- tzs 3y agoThe $629/year is if they use a certificate from one particular company (Digicert) that manages keys in a way that would be easiest for them to fit into their current workflow. There are other options that would require more changes to their workflow but are much less expensive. See the responses on GitHub or the other comments here for several of them.