Code signing

Code signing is more important than ever with the release of Windows Vista. People that use your software get a scary warning message when starting your application if the code isn't signed. This might scare potential customers which isn't a good idea.

So I decided to sign all my software. I bought a certificate from Comodo a week ago. It was the cheapest solution and I've read it doesn't matter much where you get your certificate from. But maybe I was wrong.

First they had me send them my ID and two other documents to prove I'm legit. Then they tried to install the certificate. This didn't quite work cause I always use Firefox. Seems they can only install it in Internet Explorer. A warning would have been nice. So I tried it a second time and the certificate was installed. The certificate had the wrong name on it (why did I send those 3 documents?). Also, I couldn't sign my software with this certificate. Contacted support again. They asked me to create several files and try again. Didn't work. Then they asked me to order again right until the payment step. Didn't work.

So a week later I'm still not able to sign my software. I'm testing release candidate 1 of the new Service - O - Matic and I'm eager to release it. But I still have to wait until I can sign it before I can actually release.