Re:Notepad++ drops code signing for its releases
by Sephr on Thursday March 07, 2019 @01:01PM
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I'm not arguing against reputation requirements, I'm arguing for consistency.
EV certificates are literally a reputation requirement backdoor.
If EV-signed apps had to deal with the same SmartScreen reputation requirements as non-EV-signed apps, Microsoft might actually have to address this issue brought up in the parent comment:
> Every time you have to get a new one, with same story of "reputation" again.
EV certificates are literally a reputation requirement backdoor.
If EV-signed apps had to deal with the same SmartScreen reputation requirements as non-EV-signed apps, Microsoft might actually have to address this issue brought up in the parent comment:
> Every time you have to get a new one, with same story of "reputation" again.