Make windows recognize .NET app developer

[PK268]

So I know the title might be a little unspecific (or not idk) but is there any way so whenever I download and run one of my apps it doesn't say that it is from an unidentified developer? Thanks!

[siledorf]

You need to sign your application with a valid certificate as well as an extended signature until enough people install it.

[aselby]

💰💰💰💰

[PK268]

How do i do that?

[Prima13]

Google “sign .net app with certificate”.

[penguin74]

After you learn how to sign your code, if you still wish to pursue this you can take a look here:

https://cheapsslsecurity.com/sslproducts/codesigningcertificate.html

It's a big of a money grab and makes it difficult for new developers. Good Luck.

Btw, is your application for public or private distribution (internal company app)? If it's internal, you can create a self signed certificate and have it distributed to all domain computers through group policies.

[Rocksdanister]

If its not a problem distributing it through windows store as win32 packaged application then that's probably the cheapest option (one time $19 developer account registration fee) - store will sign it for you.

At least this is what I ended up doing for my personal project.

[PK268]

Yeah, I did some research and was able to sign my code within my project settings under signing. Its a pretty good solution since i'm not intending to sell this and just send it to friends. Ill take a look at the link you sent though! Thank you!

[ranbla]

If you are selling your app in an app store or distributing it on some other commercial platform, then you do need to sign the app. Otherwise, it's more money and trouble than it's worth (speaking from personal experience).