Apple Notarization (original) (raw)

Jessica Leigh jessica at geneious.com
Tue Dec 18 20:49:53 UTC 2018

I'm investigating the process of getting an application "notarized" for Mac OS. This is a process that Apple has introduced with Mac OS 10.14 Mojave, and they've indicated that it will be required for developer-signed applications in the near future. The process differs from code signing (applications are uploaded to Apple, where they're scanned and either notarized or rejected). More information is available from Apple: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/notarizing_your_app_before_distribution

Our software is bundled with Java 11, and my attempts to find information on notarizing Java applications led me to some Stack Overflow questions that suggest there may be problems with JAR files, e.g., https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53439639/notarize-java-app-for-distribution-on-mac-app-store , where dynamic libraries inside JARs aren't signed, which causes notarization to fail.

Has any thought been put into preparing/signing Java for the purpose of notarization? It seems like Java might not be ready for this yet.

Dr. Jessica LeighSoftware Developer GENEIOUS

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