'I cannot sign drivers, which means I cannot ship updates for WireGuard for Windows,' the creator of the VPN protocol says. On X, a Microsoft rep says he's working to get accounts unblocked.
If its not signed its easier to fake and people would be at risk of installing malicious software. Its Microsofts platform so it needs the Microsoft signature.
You dont have to sign it, but signing it has benefits. And while Microsoft can revoke it, that doesnt mean they cant still ship the unsigned software.
Why the fuck would any of those organizations still being using Microsoft to begin with?
These were the developer accounts to sign their software to run on Windows
I don’t understand why they are signing it. I mean we know that Microsoft is hostile, why submit to their signing bullshit.
The more you normalise bad behaviour the worse it gets.
Signing it verifies that the software was made by company that it says it was. It’s a method to avoid installing fake or malicious software.
It is on its face a good thing, with the major caveat being who is in charge of who gets to sign what.
If its not signed its easier to fake and people would be at risk of installing malicious software. Its Microsofts platform so it needs the Microsoft signature.
You dont have to sign it, but signing it has benefits. And while Microsoft can revoke it, that doesnt mean they cant still ship the unsigned software.
Is this just willful ignorance, or…?
My dude. It is literally in the first paragraph of the article.