On 07/16/2015 01:45 AM, xxxxx@resplendence.com wrote:
However to be able to even sign up for a sysdev account, as a
requirement you need to sign a winqual.exe file with a Symantec Class
3 certificate ($795/year). If signed using a standard KMCS procedures,
the application is rejected .
The least-expensive EV code signing certificate I could find is via this
link: https://www.digicert.com/friends/sysdev/
If I could use that same certificate to sign winqual.exe, that would be
a great help. The drivers I sign under my own name tend to be pro bono
efforts (e.g. to keep old hardware working on newer versions of
Windows). It’s painful to be periodically shaken down for hundreds of
dollars for the privilege of releasing work I’m giving away for free.
Over the last decade, the requirements have become decidedly unfriendly
to lone developers taking up this craft. GlobalSign used to offer
special pricing to individuals, but they declined my most recent renewal
and told me that code signing certificates are now available only to
corporations.
Mark Fontana