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>>kotaKa+(OP)
This is the same direction that Microsoft is taking Windows. Smart App Control is already rolling out to some regions - no .exe will run without a code signing certificate.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/develop/smart...

>>r1ch+EH
I really wish Microsoft made it cheaper to get a certificate. With Apple you pay $100 a year for any number of certs. Last I looked into it a cert for a single Windows app costs $400+ per year and requires a hardware token.

>>tensor+hZ
They greatly improved the situation over the past couple years. Azure Trusted Signing is only $10/month and provides cloud-based signing.

It's a huge pain to set up initially, but it's smooth sailing after that. There's a good tutorial at https://melatonin.dev/blog/code-signing-on-windows-with-azur...

>>evanel+J01
Only available to US and Canadian businesses who have more than 3 years of tax history. Weird limitation.