Microsoft Application Certification for Delphi VCL Applications?

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Microsoft Application Certification for Delphi VCL Applications?
Has anyone gone through the process of getting a Delphi VCL application certified? Was it difficult? Was it worthwhile?

https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/desktop/hh749939

- Steve

https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/windows/desktop/hh749939

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  1. Balázs SzakályJanuary 15, 2016 at 5:21 AM

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  2. Uwe RaabeJanuary 15, 2016 at 5:35 AM

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  3. Aleksandar DjurovicJanuary 15, 2016 at 5:39 AM

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  4. Dalija PrasnikarJanuary 15, 2016 at 5:44 AM

    I never got around to do actually do that, but for start it has to be 64 bit application. 
    Some pointers at http://stackoverflow.com/q/27583859/4267244

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  5. Marco CantùJanuary 15, 2016 at 5:47 AM

    If you have a 32bit RAD Studio application, than this will be a stumbling block for now: "Your app must be compiled using the /SafeSEH flag to ensure safe exceptions handling". Win64 applications don't have that issue, as they use a different exception handling structure.

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  6. Steve MaughanJanuary 15, 2016 at 6:00 AM

    I can compile to 64 bit, although I still want to provide a 32 bit version for some people who are still using 32 bit

    Marco Cantu - do you need to do anything special for a 64 bit app to be compiled using /SafeSEH?

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  7. Richard BaroniunasJanuary 15, 2016 at 6:09 AM

    The real question is whether this is worth the effort and depends on what you are bringing to market.

    So you get a Windows certificate sticker on your over the counter product indicating it has been approved by Microsoft.

    I have had applications certified by Microsoft years ago and it did not bring new customers knocking at the door.

    Instead I had to do the shows, advertising and cold calls to get the products sold.

    I did this with the older OS/2 certifications as well. I get software kits and plaques but at the of the day nothing changes.

    I write numerous custom applications using Rad Studio and have no complaints but instead customers are happy.

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  8. Cesar RomeroJanuary 15, 2016 at 6:56 AM

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  9. David HeffernanJanuary 15, 2016 at 7:34 AM

    Steve Maughan On x86 the exception model is stack based and that has security implications. That's what /SafeSEH is all about. On x64 the exception model is table based and the security issues of a stack based exception model simply do not exist. So /SafeSEH simply does not exist on x64.

    Having said that, a Delphi executable that links to external object files (e.g. {$LINK foo.obj}) has, I think, an incomplete exception table. If exceptions are raised when calling code in external objects then that can lead to immediate process termination.

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  10. David HeffernanJanuary 15, 2016 at 7:34 AM

    Learn more about table based exceptions here: https://www.osronline.com/article.cfm?article=469

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  11. Juan C. CillerueloJanuary 15, 2016 at 9:45 AM

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  12. Christen Blom-DahlJanuary 16, 2016 at 12:27 AM

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  13. Nicholas RingJanuary 16, 2016 at 3:41 AM

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