[Interest] OSX security – allow dialogue

[Nuno Santos]

Robert,

That’s an interesting tip. Thanks for sharing! :)

Best regards,

Nuno

> On 10 Oct 2021, at 13:34, coroberti <coroberti at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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
> ............................
> 
> 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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