[fpc-pascal] FPC generated executables and digital signatures

[Tony Caduto]

It only does that if the exe is executed from a location windows deems
unsafe.
Even on Windows 10 my laz exes work fine with no publisher warning but as
soon as you try from a network mapped drive or a UNC location bam you get
the warning.
On Apr 8, 2016 8:39 AM, "OBones" <obones at free.fr> wrote:

> 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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