Please sign and notarize macOS app

[mfilippov]

I can't run macOS app I got message:

ASP: Security policy would not allow process: 39917, /Applications/StructuredLogViewer.app/Contents/MacOS/StructuredLogViewer.Avalonia

[KirillOsenkov]

I don’t know how to do that.

[mfilippov]

This GitHub action contains example of app sign and notarization https://github.com/marketplace/actions/xcode-notarization

[hez2010]

To acquire the ApiKey used in app sign, developers must pay $99 per year to Apple. I don't think it is feasible for a free open-source project.
I would instead recommend you sign the app by yourself using a self-issued certificate.

[KirillOsenkov]

I did buy a Comodo code signing certificate to sign Windows .exes here:
https://comodosslstore.com/code-signing/comodo-individual-code-signing-certificate

Could I use that to sign or is that not applicable on Mac?

[KirillOsenkov]

I also have a SignPath certificate for open source projects provided by SignPath. Wondering if I can use that?

@SabotageAndi would you know?

[mfilippov]

No, for macOS sign, you need Apple Developer Subscription. It is also required to publish an app to the macOS AppStore. I have this subscription. I could publish this app as a free app from my subscription if it is suitable for you.

[KirillOsenkov]

That would be nice, thanks for the offer!

[mfilippov]

Cool I will try. The version v2.1.820 crashed on macOS.

[jwosty]

This is the only thing preventing distribution via Homebrew: Homebrew/homebrew-cask#156909 (comment)

In the meantime, I've put the cask in a third party repo (https://github.com/jwosty/homebrew-structuredlogviewer), so you can install it like so brew install --cask jwosty/structuredlogviewer/structuredlogviewer