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Add FAQ entry on code signing
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takluyver committed Aug 4, 2015
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Your code can find them relative to the location of the launch script running your
application (``sys.modules['__main__'].__file__``).

Code signing
------------

People trying to use your installer will see an 'Unknown publisher' warning.
To avoid this, you can sign it with a digital certificate. See
`Mozilla's instructions on signing executables using Mono
<https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Signing_an_executable_with_Authenticode>`__.

Signing requires a certificate from a trusted provider. These typically cost
hundreds of dollars, but Certum `offers a certificate
<https://www.certum.eu/certum/cert,offer_en_open_source_cs.xml>`__ for open
source projects for €14 at the time of writing. You will need documents to prove
your identity. I haven't used a Certum certificate, and this isn't an
endorsement.

Alternatives
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