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How to check signatures on apps, installers, and packages

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Validating signatures isn’t straightforward. GUI apps are limited, and command tools confusing and prone to user error.

October 25, 2019 Macs, Technology

Taccy 1.1 fixes a crashing bug and adds several new features

An unexpected behaviour in the codesign command could cause the app to crash when examining certain app. Now fixed, plus several new features.

July 29, 2019 Macs, Technology

Building and delivering command tools for Catalina

It took 5 apps, 4 command tools in 6 commands, 2 developer certificates and an app-specific password for 260 lines of code.

June 13, 2019 Macs, Technology

Can you tell whether code has been notarized?

Notarization is already required for some kernel extensions and apps, even in 10.14.5. So how do you tell whether an app or code bundle is notarized?

May 31, 2019 Macs, Technology

Code signing for the concerned: 4 Results and testing

Testing at the command line, with What’s Your Sign?, and according to the requirements of the signature.

January 18, 2019 Macs, Technology

Code signing for the concerned: 3 Signing an app

How to perform ad hoc signing, signing with a personal certificate, and set signing up in Xcode.

January 17, 2019 Macs, Technology

Code signing for the concerned: 2 Creating a personal certificate

How can you create your own personal certificate suitable for signing your apps? Uses Certificate Assistant, and free of cost.

January 16, 2019 Macs, Technology

Code signing for the concerned: 1 Why?

Should you use ad hoc signing, or make your own personal certificate? Why would you want to sign a script or app you have made?

January 15, 2019 Macs, Technology

Code signing: confusing and weak?

How my apps were correctly signed, but using the wrong certificate. They passed all tests here, but would not come out of quarantine normally on other systems.

September 30, 2017 Macs, Technology
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