Application -signing

All Symbian applications must be signed before they can be installed. -All applications which use capability-protected -APIs, where the capability cannot be granted by the end user, have to be certified. -Such certification can be obtained through Symbian -Signed.

Signing is a means of encoding a digital certificate into the application -installation file. The certificate identifies the application’s vendor, and -grants access to capabilities defined during the build process.

Signing options -

If your application only needs user capabilities (LocalServices, NetworkServices, ReadUserData, WriteUserData, UserEnvironment, andLocation), -you can self-sign the application.

+All applications which use capability-protected APIs, where the capability cannot be granted by the end +user, have to be certified. Such certification can be obtained through Symbian Signed.

Signing is a means of encoding a digital certificate into the +application installation file. The certificate identifies the application’s +vendor, and grants access to capabilities defined during the build +process.

The signing process is described in detail on the Symbian Signed website.

Signing +options +

If your application only needs user capabilities (LocalServices, NetworkServices, ReadUserData, WriteUserData, UserEnvironment, andLocation), you can self-sign the application.

When the end users are installing a self-signed application, they are -informed that the application is untrusted and may decide to abort the installation. -In Nokia E-series devices the user must change a setting to allow self-signed -applications to install.

When the end users are installing a self-signed application, +they are informed that the application is untrusted and may decide +to abort the installation. In Nokia E-series devices the user must +change a setting to allow self-signed applications to install.

Sign the sis installation -file with any private key. You can use the MakeKeys application +

Sign the sis installation file with any private key. You can use the MakeKeys application to create the needed private key and, for example, SignSIS to -sign the application. Both applications are delivered with the SDK. For more -information, see How -to sign a .Sis file with Self-Sign Certificate in the Forum Nokia -Developer Community Wiki.

+sign the application. Both applications are delivered with the SDK. +For more information, see How to sign a .Sis file with Self-Sign Certificate in the +Forum Nokia Developer Community Wiki.

The other signing options (Open Signed, Express Signed and Certified -Signed) are described in detail in The -Complete Guide to Symbian Signed.

+Signed) are described in detail in The Complete Guide to Symbian Signed.

Additional information -on signing +

Additional +information on signing -

The UID value you need to use for -your application depends on whether your application is signed or self-signed. -For more information, see How -to use UIDs.

The UID value you need to +use for your application depends on whether your application is signed +or self-signed.

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