You need to set the preference xpinstall.signatures.required
to false By default, Firefox 52 still requires signatures. Mike On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 9:27 PM, Tristan Still <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all. > > I'm trying to deploy a few add-ons to a number of computers running macOS > and am having trouble with Firefox automatically disabling the add-ons with > the following error; > > > '<add-on name> could not be verified for use in Firefox and has been > disabled’ > > > The contextual links provided in the error all link to various > documentation regarding signing of the add-on, yet all the add-ons I am > trying to be deployed are signed. To deploy the add-on, I am using the > method listed at the link below as 'Scenario 2’ to deploy into > "/Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/Resources/browser/extensions"; > > > https://mike.kaply.com/2012/02/09/integrating-add-ons-into-firefox/ > > > I have also tried using the location described in the following link in > the developer documentation - i.e. "/Library/Application > Support/Mozilla/Extensions/{ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384}/" ; > > > https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/Installing_extensions > > > Essentially, I unzip the xpi, rename the folder to the extension ID, and > install the folder to the correct location so that Firefox will see it. In > all the locations I’ve tried, Firefox seems to have no trouble seeing the > add-ons, but always disables the add-ons with the verification error. > > I am having this problem with uBlock Origin (1.11.4 - from AMO), Lastpass > 4.1.44a (from https://lastpass.com) and (most importantly) an internal > company customisation created in CCK2 and signed in AMO. > > I am using the same technique in Windows but am not seeing any issues > there - the same extensions are working fine. > > > Suspecting it may have been something in either the way I was packaging > the unzipped xpi, or how I was handling the unzipped xpi - e.g. potentially > opening it in Finder, or permissions changing, I changed my deployment > method to copy the signed xpi file across to the client and extract > directly to the correct location using the command line unzip built in to > macOS - same error. > > Just to be sure, I tried re-uploading a new version of my company’s CCK2 > add-on to AMO, it was automatically signed, downloaded that signed file, > unzipped it via command line on the local machine to the correct location > and never opened it in the Finder and it still doesn't work - same 'could > not be verified' error. Tried with a clean install of Firefox (also cleared > out the Firefox folder in ~/Application Support and related preferences as > well). > > Downloaded the latest version of uBlock Origin from AMO - same problem. > > I’ve set; > > pref ("extensions.shownSelectionUI", true); > pref ("extensions.autoDisableScopes", 0); > > via a config file and it seems to be set correctly when I check in > about:config. > > It’s really frustrating and strange because I’m using the same technique > to deploy in Windows, and I’m not seeing any problems there for any of the > add-ons I’m trying to install. > > I am using; > > macOS 10.11.6 (15G1421) > Firefox 52.0.2 > CCK2 2.2.3.1 > > Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. > > kind regards, > Tristan. > > play god > > [image: Electric Art Logo] <http://www.electricart.com.au/> > electric art <http://www.electricart.com.au/> > creative production studio > > [image: Latest Work] <http://www.electricart.com.au/> > Level 3, 11-17 Buckingham Street, Surry Hills, NSW 2010, Australia | > Phone +61 2 9699 6011 <+61%202%209699%206011> | Skype electric.art | Web > electricart.com.au <http://www.electricart.com.au/> > > _______________________________________________ > Enterprise mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/enterprise > > To unsubscribe from this list, please visit https://mail.mozilla.org/ > listinfo/enterprise or send an email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe" >
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