▁to ▁the ▁P AD ▁specification . ▁Dynamic P AD ▁extends ▁the ▁Port able ▁Application ▁Description ▁( P AD ) ▁standard ▁by ▁allowing ▁share ware ▁vend ors ▁to ▁provide ▁custom ized ▁P AD ▁XML ▁files ▁to ▁each ▁download ▁site ▁or ▁any ▁other ▁P AD - enabled ▁resource . ▁Dynamic P AD ▁is ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁server - side ▁PHP ▁scripts ▁distributed ▁under ▁a ▁G PL ▁license ▁and ▁a ▁fre ew are ▁Dynamic P AD ▁builder ▁for ▁ 3 2 - bit ▁Windows . ▁The ▁primary ▁way ▁to ▁consume ▁or ▁submit ▁a ▁Dynamic P AD ▁file ▁is ▁through ▁the ▁Rob o So ft ▁application ▁by ▁Rud en ko ▁Software , ▁the ▁Dynamic P AD ▁author . ▁Dynamic P AD ▁is ▁available ▁at ▁the ▁Dynamic P AD ▁web ▁site . ▁Code ▁signing ▁is ▁a ▁technology ▁that ▁is ▁used ▁by ▁developers ▁to ▁digit ally ▁sign ▁their ▁products . ▁Vers ions ▁of ▁Microsoft ▁Windows ▁since ▁Windows ▁XP ▁Service ▁Pack ▁ 2 ▁show ▁a ▁warning ▁when ▁the ▁user ▁install s ▁unsigned ▁software . ▁This ▁is ▁typically ▁offered ▁as ▁a ▁security ▁measure ▁to ▁prevent ▁un tr usted ▁software ▁from ▁potentially ▁inf ect ing ▁the ▁machine ▁with ▁mal ware . ▁However , ▁critics ▁see ▁this ▁technology ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁t actic ▁to ▁deleg it im ize ▁independent ▁software ▁development ▁by ▁requiring ▁he fty ▁up front ▁fe es ▁and ▁a ▁review ▁process ▁before ▁software ▁can ▁be ▁distributed . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Care ware ▁ ▁Association ▁of ▁Software ▁Prof ession als ▁ ▁Key gen ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Independent