Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) blocks .node files because they are not signed by a publisher (Windows 11/10) about signal-desktop HOT 3 CLOSED

@GHM3434 Hi there! I just installed Signal Desktop 7.3.0 on a Windows VM and verified that all of the .node files under C:\Users\Scott\AppData\Local\Programs\signal-desktop\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules have a digital signature.

You mention that you believe that they are unsigned? How did you verify that? Maybe it's something else that WDAC is complaining about?

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@GHM3434 Hi there! I just installed Signal Desktop 7.3.0 on a Windows VM and verified that all of the .node files under C:\Users\Scott\AppData\Local\Programs\signal-desktop\resources\app.asar.unpacked\node_modules have a digital signature.

You mention that you believe that they are unsigned? How did you verify that? Maybe it's something else that WDAC is complaining about?

Thank you for getting back to me.

It's been a while since I originally posted this issue (I posted a long time ago but github shadowbanned me and I didn't know so I deleted and reposted after Github support fixed my account). Let me test again and I will get back to you. Maybe this issue is fixed already.

Thank you

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Hi,

It looks like the files are indeed signed now! Sorry for wasting your time. I will close the ticket now. I tested installing and running the latest version with no issues. Then, I went back and tried to install and run a version from a few months ago and it complained about those files in OP. I also checked 1 or 2 files after installing new version and they are indeed signed.

Thanks again!

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