[Interest] OSX security – allow dialogue

[coroberti]

Nuno,
You can save on EV and order instead 2-3 years regular code-signing
certificate for Windows.

Non-EV code-signing certificate has a cost of 120-140 USD/year and
for a week or two users get warnings till the certificates earns reputation.

Add to your setup instructions:
Note: Windows-10 Users with SmartScreen protection enabled MAY get a
message "Windows Protects Your PC". Click the link "More Info" below and
further click "Run anyway" to run the < SW_NAME > installation.

You may also opt 2-3 weeks in advance
to whitelist the software/certificate with Microsoft via:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/filesubmission


As a result, you save 300 USD - 120-140 USD = 160-180 USD / per year.

Kind regards,
Robert Iakobashvili
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On Sun, Oct 10, 2021 at 3:20 PM Nuno Santos <nuno.santos at imaginando.pt> wrote:
>
> Alex,
>
> You need to code sign with entitlements to get rid of this problems on Mac OS >= 10.14.6
>
> From my point of view is already a good reason to pay 99 EUR a year.
>
> I consider it quite cheap compared with a EV code signing certificate for Windows which is usually >= 250 EUR a year.
>
> Regards,
>
> Nuno
>
> On 10 Oct 2021, at 12:53, Alexander Carôt <Alexander_Carot at gmx.net> wrote:
>
> When the cam is not authorized by the user it will crash upon initialization because it has no entry in the security settings.
>
> Running the app via terminal works out because the terminal always has these permissions.
>
> With audio it’s more tricky: When the mic is not authorized by the user the sound input will still launch (and not crash) but it will not capture any audio data.
>
>
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