AIR code signing, be smart and pay less
Since you are ready to deploy to production your Adobe AIR application you would be faced to dilemma where you can by Adobe AIR certificate.
There are many certificate authorities (CA) from where you can buy Adobe AIR certificates for signing your code. So, let?s compare their current offer.
I choose for comparison CA mentioned in Adobe how-to sign AIR installation page.
For simplicity below you can see prices for 1-year valid certificate. All of them provide option for buying 2 and 3 years valid certificate.
Verisign : $499
Thawte : $299.00
Global Sign : $229
Chosen Security : $199
It is simple price comparison. I do not dig into marketing and discuss which certificate is better (ubiquitous root certificate, enroll simplicity, required documents, payment method etc).
Simple compare prices since price makes prefect sense. Compare apples to apples. The cheapest option in our case is Chosen Security where you can purchase AIR certificate for $199. Not bad. But let?s look into another option. Fortunately you can use Microsoft Authenticode certificate for signing your Adobe AIR application.
Yes, this same certificate which you are using for signing your Windows .exe and .dll you can also sign your Adobe AIR installation packages. It does not require any additional certificate purchasing. So, be smart and try to find your local CA company and buy much cheaper then official Adobe AIR sellers. I found my local CA Certum.eu where I bought Microsoft Authenticode certificate for 135 EUR. You can find whole CA list on MSDN Microsoft pages here.
Here are a few basic steps how to use Authenticode certificate for signing Adobe AIR installation packages.
Be smart, pay once and cook two dishes on one grill!
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