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| From | Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.mobile.android |
| Subject | Re: Why does open source software include a "signing key"? |
| Date | 2025-03-01 10:00 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <m2g0m3F67bkU6@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
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Marion, 2025-02-28 20:19: [...] > Digging deeper, I found out that Android's security model inherently > requires APKs to be signed regardless of the distribution channel. > > Apparently, even if an app isn't on Google Play, it still needs to be > signed for an Android device to install it. Does that seem right to you? Yes - because Android can then verify, if an update to an existing app is still by the same publisher and thus can avoid legit apps getting replaced by other apps just using the same package name. -- Arno Welzel https://arnowelzel.de
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Why does open source software include a "signing key"? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-02-26 21:36 +0000
Re: Why does open source software include a "signing key"? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-02-26 21:44 +0000
Re: Why does open source software include a "signing key"? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-02-26 22:36 +0000
Re: Why does open source software include a "signing key"? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-02-28 08:43 +0100
Re: Why does open source software include a "signing key"? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-02-28 19:30 +0000
Re: Why does open source software include a "signing key"? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-02-28 19:46 +0000
Re: Why does open source software include a "signing key"? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-02-28 21:42 +0100
Re: Why does open source software include a "signing key"? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-02-28 09:01 +0100
Re: Why does open source software include a "signing key"? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-02-28 19:19 +0000
Re: Why does open source software include a "signing key"? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-03-01 10:00 +0100
Re: Why does open source software include a "signing key"? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-03-01 09:54 +0000
Re: Why does open source software include a "signing key"? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-03-01 10:12 +0000
Re: Why does open source software include a "signing key"? Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-03-01 10:27 +0000
Re: Why does open source software include a "signing key"? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-03-01 11:44 +0100
Re: Why does open source software include a "signing key"? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-03-01 11:36 +0100
Re: Why does open source software include a "signing key"? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-03-01 14:22 +0100
Re: Why does open source software include a "signing key"? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-03-01 15:40 +0100
Re: Why does open source software include a "signing key"? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-03-06 11:30 +0100
Re: Why does open source software include a "signing key"? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-03-06 12:29 +0100
Re: Why does open source software include a "signing key"? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-03-07 09:01 +0100
Re: Why does open source software include a "signing key"? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-03-07 09:50 +0100
Re: Why does open source software include a "signing key"? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-03-07 14:37 +0100
Re: Why does open source software include a "signing key"? "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-03-07 14:58 +0100
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