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Comodo Code Signing Supports Mozilla Foundation Standards
2009-01-28
Jersey City, NJ, January 27, 2009 - Comodo code-signing certificates
enable developers to sign Mozilla extensions or "Add-ons" for a wide variety of
different operating systems such as Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
Mozilla applications recognize XPIs as "trusted" when they are signed with a
Comodo Code-Signing certificate.
XPI (pronounced "Zippy") is short for "Cross Platform Install." XPI enables
Developers to create installer modules for their programs meant to enhance
Mozilla applications such as Firefox, Thunderbird, Sea Monkey and Sunbird.
Comodo Code-Signing certificates verify and authenticate the entity that has
created the XPI file, allowing end users to trust their execution. Most browsers
will not accept action commands from downloaded code unless the code is signed
by a trusted Certificate Authority.
An example of a trusted code-signing certificate, this one has been issued by
Comodo.
"You still need to trust, but verify," said Melih Abdulhayoglu. "If you get a
file called InstallMe.XPI, do you trust the person who sent it to you? What if
it contains malware that might damage your computer? It is much easier to
prevent your computer from allowing an untrusted file to install than it is to
detect a problem and fix it after the fact."
Comodo is the second-largest issuer of high-assurance digital certificates. For
more information about signing Mozilla Extensions please visit
Comodo’s
Knowledge Base for support on Code Signing.
About Comodo
The Comodo companies provide the infrastructure that is essential in enabling
e-merchants, other Internet-connected companies, software companies, and
individual consumers to interact and conduct business via the Internet safely
and securely. The Comodo companies offer PKI SSL, Code Signing, Content
Verification and E-Mail Certificates; award winning PC security software;
vulnerability scanning services for PCI Compliance; secure e-mail and fax
services.
Continual innovation, a core competence in PKI, and a commitment to reversing
the growth of Internet-crime distinguish the Comodo companies as vital players
in the Internet's ongoing development. Comodo secures and authenticates online
transactions and communications for over 200,000 business customers and has over
10,000,000 installations of desktop security products.
For additional information on Comodo - Creating Trust Online™ visit our website.
For more information, reporters and analysts may contact:
Katharine Hadow
Comodo--Creating Trust Online
+1 (201) 963 0004 x4073
Email: media-relations@comodo.com
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