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--- a/Symbian3/SDK/Source/GUID-1293DE8C-E803-4ADF-9FA8-862519337331.dita	Fri Jul 16 17:23:46 2010 +0100
+++ b/Symbian3/SDK/Source/GUID-1293DE8C-E803-4ADF-9FA8-862519337331.dita	Tue Jul 20 12:00:49 2010 +0100
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   PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DITA Concept//EN" "concept.dtd">
-<concept id="GUID-1293DE8C-E803-4ADF-9FA8-862519337331" xml:lang="en"><title>Software
-installer</title><prolog><metadata><keywords/></metadata></prolog><conbody>
-<p>End users can install new software from a variety of sources: through
-e-mail, Internet downloads, multimedia messaging service (MMS) and WAP push
-messages, infrared and Bluetooth connections, PC Suite, and removable memory
-cards. The diversity of software vendors and delivery channels requires a
-sophisticated system for managing installed software.</p>
-<p>The Symbian <i>Software Installer</i> uses <i>digital signatures</i> and <i>certificates</i> to
-authenticate that the application being installed on a mobile device is from
-a known vendor. The signature can be obtained through the <xref href="https://www.symbiansigned.com/app/page" scope="external">Symbian
-Signed</xref> process, and the default certificates installed in the mobile
-device act as root certificates. During installation the signature is validated
-against the certificates. If they match, the application is installed and
-the requested <xref href="GUID-6971B0A2-F79B-4E05-8AF3-BB1FC1932A22.dita">capabilities</xref> are
-stored in the executable, assuming that the root certificate can grant the
-capabilities. Only <i>user capabilities</i> can be granted to unsigned or
-self-signed applications, and these are always confirmed by the user. </p>
+<concept id="GUID-1293DE8C-E803-4ADF-9FA8-862519337331" xml:lang="en"><title>Software installer</title><prolog><metadata><keywords/></metadata></prolog><conbody>
+<p>End users can install new software from a variety of sources:
+through e-mail, Internet downloads, multimedia messaging service (MMS)
+and WAP push messages, infrared and Bluetooth connections, PC Suite,
+and removable memory cards. The diversity of software vendors and
+delivery channels requires a sophisticated system for managing installed
+software.</p>
+<p>The Symbian <i>Software Installer</i> uses <i>digital signatures</i> and <i>certificates</i> to authenticate that the application being
+installed on a mobile device is from a known vendor. The signature
+can be obtained through the <xref href="https://www.symbiansigned.com/app/page" scope="external">Symbian Signed</xref> process, and the default certificates installed in the mobile device
+act as root certificates. During installation the signature is validated
+against the certificates. If they match, the application is installed
+and the requested <xref href="GUID-6971B0A2-F79B-4E05-8AF3-BB1FC1932A22.dita">capabilities</xref> are stored in the executable, assuming that the
+root certificate can grant the capabilities. Only <i>user capabilities</i> can be granted to unsigned or self-signed applications, and these
+are always confirmed by the user. </p>
 <note>
-<p>The end users have an option to cancel the installation if they detect
-that the vendor of the software package and certificate authority are not
-trustworthy. This is especially important when installing security-related
-components (for example, VPN clients, firewalls and virus scanners) or other
-business-related software.</p>
+<p>The end users have an option to cancel the installation if they
+detect that the vendor of the software package and certificate authority
+are not trustworthy. This is especially important when installing
+security-related components (for example, VPN clients, firewalls and
+virus scanners) or other business-related software.</p>
 </note>
-<p>The Software Installer ensures that no two applications have the same <xref href="GUID-3B6E25F7-C1A8-461F-97F7-421DB559BC98.dita#GUID-3B6E25F7-C1A8-461F-97F7-421DB559BC98/GUID-EEC50FC0-46D5-4ED7-AD95-67430D5EC652">SID</xref> value
-on a particular target device. The Software Installer has the <codeph>TCB</codeph> capability
-to read and modify content in the <xref href="GUID-B9414AE8-820E-4CA5-A9C4-29560CD6F2EF.dita"><codeph>\sys</codeph> </xref> folder
-and all its subfolders, which means that you can write to third-party application
-executables in the <codeph>\sys\bin</codeph> folder when they are installed
-through the Software Installer.</p>
-<p>For more information on the Software Installer, see <xref href="GUID-8E160B29-18C4-574B-9259-9A8E958CDA91.dita">Secure
-Software Install Tools</xref>.</p>
+<p>The Software Installer ensures that no two applications have
+the same <xref href="GUID-3B6E25F7-C1A8-461F-97F7-421DB559BC98.dita#GUID-3B6E25F7-C1A8-461F-97F7-421DB559BC98/GUID-EEC50FC0-46D5-4ED7-AD95-67430D5EC652">SID</xref> value on a particular target device. The Software Installer
+has the <codeph>TCB</codeph> capability to read and modify content
+in the <xref href="GUID-B9414AE8-820E-4CA5-A9C4-29560CD6F2EF.dita"><codeph>\sys</codeph> </xref> folder and all its subfolders, which means
+that you can write to third-party application executables in the <codeph>\sys\bin</codeph> folder when they are installed through the Software
+Installer.</p>
+<p>For more information on the Software Installer, see <xref href="GUID-8E160B29-18C4-574B-9259-9A8E958CDA91.dita">Secure Software Install
+Tools</xref>.</p>
 <p>The following figure illustrates the steps of software installation:</p>
-<fig id="GUID-98820420-7C7A-46EC-9DE4-EA3F5FFD39A8"><title>Installation process for signed packages</title><image href="GUID-85291DF3-C134-4231-938A-C20DD122AB7D_d0e12428_href.png"/></fig>
+<fig id="GUID-98820420-7C7A-46EC-9DE4-EA3F5FFD39A8"><title>Installation process for signed packages</title><image href="GUID-85291DF3-C134-4231-938A-C20DD122AB7D_d0e12531_href.png"/></fig>
 <p>The Software Installer can install the following types of packages:</p>
 <ul>
 <li><p>signed <codeph>sis</codeph> packages</p></li>
@@ -50,9 +48,10 @@
 </li>
 <li><p>Web Runtime widgets</p></li>
 </ul>
-<p>The Software Installer recognizes different devices, which allows you
-to define the platforms and devices to which the software can be installed.</p>
+<p>The Software Installer recognizes different devices, which allows
+you to define the platforms and devices to which the software can
+be installed.</p>
 
-<p>If you receive an error message when using the Software Installer, see <xref href="http://developer.symbian.org/wiki/index.php/Troubleshooting_Installation_Errors.dita">Troubleshooting
-Installation Errors</xref> at the Symbian Foundation.</p>
+<p>If you receive an error message when using the Software Installer,
+see <xref href="http://developer.symbian.org/wiki/index.php/Troubleshooting_Installation_Errors.dita">Troubleshooting Installation Errors</xref> at the Symbian Foundation.</p>
 </conbody></concept>
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