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>Microsoft does something similar with Windows Defender: you need to buy a developer certificate that can be revoked at any time if you want to distribute your
by 71bw 1y ago
>Microsoft does something similar with Windows Defender: you need to buy a developer certificate that can be revoked at any time if you want to distribute your app and have users be able to run it.
Clarifying: you CAN run an unsigned app just fine on Windows. A lot of freeware/"indie" (for lack of a better term for small software) programs run just fine, the only thing that happens is the user recieves a warning they have to press "Yes" on (which 95% of people do, because That's The Windows UX[patent pending]).
- heavyset_go 1y agoDepends, I ran into this issue[1] a while ago with unsigned binaries. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40815488 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40815488
- promano 1y agoThey obfuscate it more than just pressing "Yes". You get a big warning saying Microsoft Defender has protected you, and the only clear option is "Don't run" https://cdn.advancedinstaller.com/img/prevent-smartscreen-from-appearing/microsoft-defender-smartscreen-warning.png https://cdn.advancedinstaller.com/img/prevent-smartscreen-fr... In order to run, you have to click on "More info", and then a second "Run anyway" button appears. There's way more than 5% of the Windows userbase that gets confused and can't get past this warning.