Re: Digital signatures and/or MD5 checksums
"Sidnei da Silva" <sidnei-/awGbKECNgO/3pe1ocb+swC/[email protected]>
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Alan, We are already signing the Windows installers. Thanks for your idea though. :) On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 1:44 PM, Alan Runyan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi guys. > > I wanted to toss out an idea. > > Do we want to advertise md5 checksums for plone installers? > We could also digitally sign some of the packages. > > I would recommend the windows binaries to be digitally signed. > Enfold Systems has a digital signature. This is a manual process > on our side. But since releases only happen once per month - > its not a big deal. > > What other options are available on other platforms? > > In the Windows world. People feel more comfortable > downloading software that has been signed. It is also > considered "more professional" (fwtw). I believe software on > Vista that is not signed will prompt you to accept the security > risk everytime you open the program. Whereas if you install > a signed program - it never prompts you after the initial installation. > (Maybe sidnei can clarify the prompting behavior on vista). > > cheers > -- > Alan Runyan > Enfold Systems, Inc. > http://www.enfoldsystems.com/ > phone: +1.713.942.2377x111 > fax: +1.832.201.8856 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Plone-installers mailing list > Plone-installers-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/plone-installers > -- Sidnei da Silva Enfold Systems http://enfoldsystems.com Fax +1 832 201 8856 Office +1 713 942 2377 Ext 214 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/