Being a secure digital signature, COMODO Code Signing Certificate is fully supported by Mozilla to eliminate a scary web browser’s pop-ups & warning messages.
It’s fully compatible with Mozilla Firefox, and it ensures the strength of encryption 256-bit to protect software in the web browsers, and it also ensures a secure environment to protect Addon/extensions.Ĭomodo Code Signing Certificate enables the digital encryption technology to secure Addons from such as horrible cyber-attacks such as code tempering, data breaching, phishing, etc. It is an advanced-level digital signature solution, which is designed to secure software, application, codes, contents and scripts on the Internet. This signing method will help convince the Mozilla moderators that you are putting user’s safety & security first, which will help to approve the Addon/Extension quickly. If you want a secured environment for your Addon users, you can sign your extension using any of the above-listed certificates.
If the automated reviewing system encounters any errors, the developer will then need to apply for a manual verification. Mozilla’s automated review system will the check the Addon submission. If a Firefox Addon developer does not have a Mozilla account he’ll need to create one, after signup/sign-in the developer can submit the Addon/Extension for review. The signing will be done through (AMO) and will be mandatory for all extensions, regardless of where they are hosted.” How Firefox Sign Addons? Here is a little more, as per Mozilla’s Addons/Extension Signing policy “Mozilla will begin requiring all extensions to be signed in order for them to be installable in Release and Beta versions of Firefox. Note: In older Firefox versions, all Addons/Extension will work fine without causing any errors/warning.
Timeline: When Users Install Unsigned Addons Now Firefox will simply give a warning such as You are trying to install an unsigned Addon, do you want to proceed? if a user is trying to install an unsigned Addon. Mozilla announced, “ Due to security reasons, unsigned Addons and Extensions will no longer be accepted as valid”. Mozilla Firefox, world’s second most popular web browser, has now decided to deny any Addons and/or Extensions that are unsigned in their upcoming version, Firefox 42. Firefox support HTTPS: No unsigned Addons in Firefox 42