trouble getting certificate for metro app package

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Hi All,

I have created a simple Windows Store App that is to be used on an internal basis. This application is to be deployed using SCCM.

The certificate i am using currently is the one that is generated for you by Visual Studio, however when another machine tries to download this software off of SCCM they are told that because they dont have this certificate then they cannot trust the provider.

I understand that i COULD just go and pay 30-something pounds for a developers liscence and use the Windows App Cert Kit tool to get a generic certificate but i was wondering if anybody knew a way to do this with out dishing out money?

I have tried using SignTool.exe which is part of the Windows Development SDK but i am faced with the message "Error: No certificates were found that met all the given criteria". The file i am trying to sign is a .appx file so i'm not exactly sure what the criteria are

Thanks in advance!

Posted 12-Feb-13 4:28am

MitchG92_24

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TRK3 12-Feb-13 17:54pm

As far as I know there is no way around signing your package with a trusted certificate. If it's not signed, users get warned about the package.

So the question is, is there any way to get a trusted certificate without paying money for it?

I am not aware of any. Maybe somebody else knows.

Would you trust a certificate that anybody could get for free?

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