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minus-squareSkunkWorkz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoThat’s how it works on Windows already. You buy a cert from a third party vendor so your setup file can pass Windows security checks and doesn’t show a big warning to the user when they open the setup file.
minus-squareModern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoBut then you are trusting that 3rd party vendor. Who approved them… MS probably.
That’s how it works on Windows already. You buy a cert from a third party vendor so your setup file can pass Windows security checks and doesn’t show a big warning to the user when they open the setup file.
But then you are trusting that 3rd party vendor. Who approved them… MS probably.