signed software :: installer -- system software and package installer tool (Apple *.pkg)

Posted by fyodor78 on Super User See other posts from Super User or by fyodor78
Published on 2011-01-04T13:18:46Z Indexed on 2011/01/04 13:55 UTC
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Does anybody know a few details about signed software and /Applications/Utilities/Installer.app? I didn't find more at Wikipedia (https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Installer_%28Mac_OS_X%29) and the UNIX-Manual (man 8 installer).

I have here a valid signature from iLife 11 Installer.app (http://i.imgur.com/Y3raY.jpg). Does this mean I can be 100% sure that nothing is modified? It means I can trust this PKG because signed by Apple? Or did I get something wrong?

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