Re: [Python-Dev] Code signing of Windows .msi/.dll/.exe's for 2.6/3.0

2008-04-17 Thread skip
>> Apropos certificate, I like to suggest a PGP signing party for the >> next PyCon. :] Barry> /me smacks his head for not doing one in 2008! Maybe a bunch of Python local user groups could be coaxed into having mini-signing parties during upcoming meetings, then let natural cross-fe

Re: [Python-Dev] Code signing of Windows .msi/.dll/.exe's for 2.6/3.0

2008-04-17 Thread Barry Warsaw
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Apr 17, 2008, at 11:32 AM, Christian Heimes wrote: > Barry Warsaw schrieb: >> MvL is leading this effort and is currently trying to get a code >> signing certificate (my attempts having utterly failed on the Mac ;). >> Please coordinate with him. >

Re: [Python-Dev] Code signing of Windows .msi/.dll/.exe's for 2.6/3.0

2008-04-17 Thread Christian Heimes
Barry Warsaw schrieb: > MvL is leading this effort and is currently trying to get a code > signing certificate (my attempts having utterly failed on the Mac ;). > Please coordinate with him. Apropos certificate, I like to suggest a PGP signing party for the next PyCon. :] Christian _

Re: [Python-Dev] Code signing of Windows .msi/.dll/.exe's for 2.6/3.0

2008-04-17 Thread Barry Warsaw
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Apr 17, 2008, at 10:48 AM, Guido van Rossum wrote: > This is going to be a major administrative hassle. Obviously you have > to be extremely cautious with the private part of the certificate, or > it's worthless. That means that there will probably

Re: [Python-Dev] Code signing of Windows .msi/.dll/.exe's for 2.6/3.0

2008-04-17 Thread Guido van Rossum
This is going to be a major administrative hassle. Obviously you have to be extremely cautious with the private part of the certificate, or it's worthless. That means that there will probably be only one person who can sign binaries. That person would have also have to build all the binaries -- sig

Re: [Python-Dev] Code signing of Windows .msi/.dll/.exe's for 2.6/3.0

2008-04-17 Thread Trent Nelson
> * Why the binaries should be signed? Makes the installation process on Windows Vista and Server 2008 a little nicer; instead of getting an "unknown-executable-could- be-a-virus-aa-watchout"-type dialog with a big red flag, you get a less threatening message saying that

Re: [Python-Dev] Code signing of Windows .msi/.dll/.exe's for 2.6/3.0

2008-04-17 Thread Christian Heimes
Trent Nelson schrieb: > Hi Barry, > > Friendly poke to see if there's been any progress on acquiring the relevant > certificates such that we can code sign binaries on Windows for 2.6/3.0 ;-) Can you explain: * Why the binaries should be signed? * What is required to sign the binaries? * W

[Python-Dev] Code signing of Windows .msi/.dll/.exe's for 2.6/3.0

2008-04-17 Thread Trent Nelson
Hi Barry, Friendly poke to see if there's been any progress on acquiring the relevant certificates such that we can code sign binaries on Windows for 2.6/3.0 ;-) Trent. ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/ma