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Hi,
I need to package and sign a hybrid extension (an extension that includes a CSXS-based Flex extension and a native C++ event adapter for Illustrator). Following the instructions given here: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/extensionmanager/cs/using/packaging_extension.pdf, I do the following:
1. Build a Flex-based extension and package it into a signed ZXP file using the Extension Builder export function
2. Build a native event adapter plug-in for Illustrator
3. Prepare an .mxi file for my extension, which lists both the flex packaged .zxp-file (with the file-type="csxs" keyword) and the native plug-in (with the file-type="ordinary" keyword).
4. Open the created .mxi file with Extension Manager and create a wrapper .zxp file.
Now I need to sign the resulting wrapper .zxp file. The above mentioned document says the following: “For information on digitally signing extensions, refer to the Creative Suite SDK: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/creativesuite/sdk”
On the SDK webpage I have found the link to Creative Suite 5 Extension Packaging and Signing Toolkit, which basically is the ucf.jar tool and a pdf file with a minimal set of instructions. The instructions are very poor - they do not explain how to use the tool, do not list all the arguments of the tool and do not explain the meaning of those arguments. As far as I understand, I cannot use the ucf.jar tool to just sign an already packaged extension - I have to package it first.
Is this correct? Is there a way to sign an extension without re-packaging it?
Thank you in advance,
Anatoly

Anatoly Paraev wrote:
Why do you think that it's only CSXS ones that need signing?
Because it works without signing it!
I actually don't know that it doesn't need to be signed at all. If you create a pure package as a zxp it might need to be signed. (I've never actually tried that.)
But if you have a signed CSXS extension to start with, the signature in that is definitely enough...
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