On 2/6/2010 7:04 AM, Eddy Nigg wrote:
> Isn't it about time that extensions and applications get signed with 
> verified code signing certificates? Adblock Plus is doing for a while 
> now I think, perhaps other should too?
> 
> Because this isn't really comforting: 
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/05/malicious_firefox_extensions/
> 

I just now noticed that this discussion was not cross-posted to
mozilla.dev.extensions.  Should not input from extension developers be
considered?

I'm now cross-posting this reply to mozilla.dev.extensions with
follow-ups back to the newsgroups where this originally appeared:
mozilla.dev.security and mozilla.dev.security.policy.

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