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Disable add-on signing not available in Firefox 48?

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ouzo12
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Hi all,

I updated firefox to version 48 today and to my dismay found that it is no longer possible to disable add-on signing, not even for specific addons.

For me this is a showstopper because I am using Firefox at work and I absolutely MUST be able to use the F5 Networks Host Plugin to access a legacy VPN. This plugin has no signature and there is no update provided (yet?) by the network I am connecting to.

This is reason enough for me to stop updating Firefox.

I have gone back to Firefox 47.0.1 which allows me to disable add-on verification and I'm sticking to that version unless someone can tell me there is another way?

Thanks

Hi all, I updated firefox to version 48 today and to my dismay found that it is no longer possible to disable add-on signing, not even for specific addons. For me this is a showstopper because I am using Firefox at work and I absolutely MUST be able to use the F5 Networks Host Plugin to access a legacy VPN. This plugin has no signature and there is no update provided (yet?) by the network I am connecting to. This is reason enough for me to stop updating Firefox. I have gone back to Firefox 47.0.1 which allows me to disable add-on verification and I'm sticking to that version unless someone can tell me there is another way? Thanks

الحل المُختار

You can make Mozilla aware of how to feel about "signing" here: https://input.mozilla.org/en-US/feedback

And submitted Feedback can be viewed here: https://input.mozilla.org/en-US/

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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You could use the "unbranded" build, which is labeled "Nightly".

https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons/Extension_Signing#Unbranded_Builds

http://archive.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/tinderbox-builds/mozilla-release-win32-add-on-devel/1469543944/

firefox-48.0.en-US.win32-add-on-devel.installer.exe 41M 26-Jul-2016 15:53

ouzo12
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I use multiple computers and I don't have time to muck about with special versions. I want to upgrade normally and I want it to just work!

Really, we need an exception list, similar to what we have for certificates.

the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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الحل المُختار

You can make Mozilla aware of how to feel about "signing" here: https://input.mozilla.org/en-US/feedback

And submitted Feedback can be viewed here: https://input.mozilla.org/en-US/

ouzo12
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Thanks, I have done.