Mozilla has announced a plan to which the browser developer harmful Firefox add-ons is targeting. One of the strengths of Firefox is the ability to support enhancements. Extensions through both Mozilla's own website addons.mozilla.org (AMO) and other channels can be spread. This gives developers a lot of flexibility and options, but also provides an opportunity rotten apples.
"We are responsible for our add-ons ecosystem and can not simply look at the side as our users affected by malicious add-ons," said Mozilla's Jorge Villalobos . This relates to extensions that injecting ads or execute scripts on social networking sites. Mozilla has follows guidelines, but keep the malicious extensions are not there and are usually spread outside the duct from Mozilla. Mozilla does have the ability to block these add-ons, but finding it is becoming impractical. Villalobos notes that Mozilla as only Google could offer add-ons through its own channel, but that is too easy an option.
Therefore, there is now announced another plan which henceforth only signed add-ons are accepted. All add-ons on AMO will be signed automatically. Extensions offered through other channels must first be checked and signed by AMO. Add-ons that can not request a manual check by the automatic control haven. Transition will occur whereby unsigned apps for a period of 12 weeks will give a warning. After that it will no longer be possible to install these extensions.
To give developers still some freedom will it be possible to install unsigned extensions in early test versions of Firefox.Ultimately, the measure must ensure that extensions that fully audited and signed are simpler and more user-friendly can be installed wherever they are offered. The plan now is to begin the transition phase in the second quarter of this year, which means that the extension warnings are likely to appear in Firefox 39.
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