[fpc-pascal] FPC generated executables and digital signatures

[OBones]

If the exe is unsigned, then Windows will complain everytime it is run.
If it is signed with a fully resolved certificate (not a self created 
one), then it will show the publisher in the dialog and depending on 
your security settings will either ask you if you want to be asked the 
next time or not ask you at all.

But this only works with paid for certificates that can trace back to 
one of the recognized CAs.

Tony Caduto wrote:
>
> Graeme,
>
> Glad to help, that's always annoyed me as well but have never had time 
> to fully investigate it, I imagine it's due to a signing issue like 
> you originally thought.
> If you find anything out let us know 😁
>
> On Apr 8, 2016 8:01 AM, "Graeme Geldenhuys" 
> <mailinglists at geldenhuys.co.uk <mailto:mailinglists at geldenhuys.co.uk>> 
> wrote:
>
>     On 2016-04-08 13:51, Tony Caduto wrote:
>     > I only get that if I run the exe from a shared network drive on
>     Windows 7
>     > and up.
>
>     Ha, that was the problem! My Win7 is a VirtualBox VM, and my
>     source code
>     is on a VirtualBox shared folder (mapped to a drive letter in Windows
>     7).  If I copy that executable to the C: drive, then in runs
>     without the
>     warning dialog.
>
>     What is the point of that? A drive letter is a drive letter. Why
>     does it
>     make a difference to Windows it that drive is local, or a network
>     drive?
>
>     At least now we found the cause of the problem. Thanks Tony. It least
>     now I know this will not happen on every Windows system. Now to figure
>     out a solution (eventually).
>
>     Regards,
>       - Graeme -
>
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