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0 pointsflohofwoe7y ago0 comments

IME Windows SmartScreen still gives a scare-warning for software that's signed with a valid certificate, unless some magic "reputation-threshold" is reached and who-knows what factors into this.

The current code-signing-certificate model is pointless, regardless of price.

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GordonS7y ago

I didn't realise that. We released desktop software several years ago, and customers/trialers did report that Smartscreen was flagging it for a couple I'd weeks. Never had an issue since then though.

Having said that, Smartscreen is opaque, and a nuisance.

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0 pointsflohofwoe7y ago0 comments

IME Windows SmartScreen still gives a scare-warning for software that's signed with a valid certificate, unless some magic "reputation-threshold" is reached and who-knows what factors into this.

The current code-signing-certificate model is pointless, regardless of price.

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GordonS7y ago

I didn't realise that. We released desktop software several years ago, and customers/trialers did report that Smartscreen was flagging it for a couple I'd weeks. Never had an issue since then though.

Having said that, Smartscreen is opaque, and a nuisance.

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