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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.
<https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Developer_guide/Build_Instructions/Signing_an_executable_with_Authenticode>`__.

Signing requires a certificate from a provider trusted by Microsoft.
As of summer 2017, these are the cheapest options I can find:

* Certum's `open source code signing certificate <https://www.certum.eu/certum/cert,offer_en_open_source_cs.xml>`__:
€86 for a certificate with a smart card and reader, €28 for a new certificate
if you have the hardware. Each certificate is valid for one year.
This is only for open source software.
* Many companies resell Comodo code signing certificates at prices lower than
Comodo themselves, especially if you pay for 3–4 years up front.
`CodeSignCert <https://codesigncert.com/comodocodesigning>`__ ($59–75 per year),
`K Software <http://codesigning.ksoftware.net/>`__ ($67–$84 per year) and
`Cheap SSL Security <https://cheapsslsecurity.co.uk/comodo/codesigningcertificate.html>`__ (UK, £54–£64 per year)
are a few examples; a search will turn up many more like them.

I haven't used any of these companies, so I'm not making a recommendation.
Please do your own research before buying from them.

If you find another good way to get a code signing certificate, please make a
pull request to add it!


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