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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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

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 UID and How -to use UIDs.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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

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.

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