Publisher Settings

[akee]

When you check Request Administrator mode for Windows Vista and above in Compiler Options, you get a dialog box that shows the Publisher as unknown. How do we change this? What are the steps involved? Thanks.

[bbanelli]

When you check Request Administrator mode for Windows Vista and above in Compiler Options, you get a dialog box that shows the Publisher as unknown. How do we change this? What are the steps involved? Thanks.

You need to have code signing certificate.



I'd recommend http://codesigning.ksoftware.net/ since they have most affordable prices, IMO.

[akee]

Thanks bbanelli...

[IdeasVacuum]

Take a look at Ascertia too (€17 per year)
https://www.ascertia.com/onlineCA/default

[akee]

Ya... will do...

BTW, I found this... https://www.sslpoint.com/

[IdeasVacuum]

of course, depends on who your customers are - home users are the admin of their machine and so it is not necessary to request admin.

[akee]

I have a question. How do you enable the certificate when compiling?

[bbanelli]

I have a question. How do you enable the certificate when compiling?

Only if you add some "post-compile" script. Or simply use some of the many available tools for signing, most of them are free.

[IdeasVacuum]

On Windows you use Microsoft's SignTool.exe
MSDN SignTool
Steps to sign a file using Signtool.exe

[Julian]

Take a look at Ascertia too (€17 per year)
https://www.ascertia.com/onlineCA/default

Note Ascertia Root Certificate Authority is not embedded within Windows or the common browsers but can be downloaded from here and easily added.

I would suggest not wasting money on this cert