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* What are my options if I want to install unsigned extensions in Firefox? | * What are my options if I want to install unsigned extensions in Firefox? | ||
** The [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/developer/ Developer Edition] and [https://nightly.mozilla.org/ Nightly] versions of Firefox will have a setting to disable signature enforcement. There | ** The [https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/developer/ Developer Edition] and [https://nightly.mozilla.org/ Nightly] versions of Firefox will have a setting to disable signature enforcement. There are also be special [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons/Extension_Signing#Unbranded_Builds unbranded versions of Release and Beta] that will have this setting (see , so that add-on developers can work on their add-ons without having to sign every build. To disable signature checks, you will need to set the <code>xpinstall.signatures.required</code> preference to "false". | ||
*** type <code>about:config</code> into the URL bar in Firefox | *** type <code>about:config</code> into the URL bar in Firefox | ||
*** in the Search box type <code>xpinstall.signatures.required</code> | *** in the Search box type <code>xpinstall.signatures.required</code> | ||
*** double-click the preference, or right-click and selected "Toggle", to set it to <code>false</code>. | *** double-click the preference, or right-click and selected "Toggle", to set it to <code>false</code>. | ||
* How will the unbranded versions of Firefox work? | * How will the [https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons/Extension_Signing#Unbranded_Builds unbranded versions of Firefox] work? | ||
** They | ** They work just like Firefox, with two differences: they will have a setting to disable mandatory signature checks, and they will not have the Firefox name and logo (instead using a generic name and logo). These builds are available in the en-US locale only. | ||
* What about private add-ons used in enterprise environments? | * What about private add-ons used in enterprise environments? | ||