I'm relatively new to Windows development, but have just finished a small project. I want to make my application "verified" like a lot of other applications are. For example, when you launch the application and UAC pops up, it won't have the "publisher unknown" message with the yellow bar and should have a "Verified by: " section on it.
I hope I explained that correctly. Does anyone know how to do this? I am hoping it's not like SSL certificates where you have to pay money...
Please feel free to let me know if my question was unclear or if I am not explaining it the right way. Thanks!
Unfortunatley, yes, you do need to pay money.
What you need is a code signing certificate. You can get them from the below certificate authorities: Thawte
Or if you are looking for a cheap one, I would buy one from here, that is where I got mine: Tucows (NOTE: tucows link is broken as of 2024)
Once you get your cert, you can integrate it into the build process to sign your application and it will show your name as the publisher.