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Our Application will not be distributed via mac app store initially, it will be through DMG File,

Well in that case also, should it be signed / certified application ?

I tried in one of the test machine, its showing warning, this Application is downloaded from internet , so you are not allow to run, how to get rid of this,

if i make app signed, will it solved this problem, or any other procedure is there ?

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Yes, you should sign your app, even if you are not submitting it to the App Store. See the Developer ID and Gatekeeper guide for how to do this. Yes, this is why you are seeing the warning.

By default, System Preferences > Security & Privacy is set to allow applications from Mac App Store and identified developers. By signing your app, you are an identified developer. Setting it to Anywhere would allow the user to install an unsigned app (as well as make them more vulnerable to malware, viruses, etc.)