[android-developers] Re: Self-signed app on Market

2009-02-12 Thread Mattaku Betsujin
Then what's the point of signing? To make sure another app cannot use the same package name and thus overwrite my app? Thanks On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 5:38 PM, Dianne Hackborn hack...@android.comwrote: Android doesn't use CAs at all, period. It makes no difference whether you self-sign or use

[android-developers] Re: Self-signed app on Market

2009-02-12 Thread Jean-Baptiste Queru
It allows your apps to work closely together (share files, share processes, share permissions) while still being protected from other apps. It also prevents your apps from being replaced by someone pretending that they're you (and thus accessing all of your apps' data). JBQ On Thu, Feb 12,

[android-developers] Re: Self-signed app on Market

2009-02-10 Thread Dianne Hackborn
Android doesn't use CAs at all, period. It makes no difference whether you self-sign or use a CA, the system and user will never know the difference. On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 4:53 PM, Mattaku Betsujin mattaku.betsu...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, If I go cheap and don't pay the $xx or so for a real