MacOS X 10.8 makes application signing borderline mandatory, in that you cannot run unsigned apps unless you tweak your settings via the control panel. You must sign with a certificate issued by Apple via their "identified developer" program.
Windows allows but does not require signing. However, anti-virus systems tend to use signers with good reputation as a whitelisting signal. Signing Bitcoin releases makes sense because it may lead to, at minimum, higher performance if AV engines ignore file reads/writes by Bitcoin. And it can also shield us from false positives. You only need to see the mess that the mining tools world has become to understand why this is important. As I don't take part in the release process, I can't help out with this directly, but I believe it's important and would be willing to throw some money in towards buying the signing certs for both platforms. I guess Gavin would be the final signer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Bitcoin-development mailing list Bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development
