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NetBeans Signer - plugin detail

Netbeans Signer

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Plugin owner: elcocolio
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Added: 2008-05-20
Last updated: 2010-10-12
NetBeans Versions: 6.1, 6.7
License: CDDL
Category: Utilities
Size: 0.03 MB
Downloaded: 379 times
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Introduction

This plugin visually allows to set a signature to any Netbeans Module project using a previously created keystore file. This one can be created in Netbeans with the "Keystores" tool (called "Security manager" in previous versions), which is located in the menu "Tools". This plugin works this way: select the Netbeans module project node in the window "Projects". Once this step is done, then go to menu "Tools" and click on "Sign Netbeans Module" option.

What's new in this version

Version 1.1.1

* Minor BUG-FIX: It installs successfully but Netbeans says that it is inactive. Solved with activating "Needs restart on install" (Thanks to Michael Mellinger and Jiri Kovalsky for reporting It)

Version 1.1

1. Dialog is not Modal anymore.
2. Fixed a layout bug (The textboxes weren't shown properly. They appeared very "shrunken")
3. The module now accepts any type of file as keystore file (but It is your responsability to assign a valid one to sign your modules).

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User Comments

  

GUI needs work

I thing the GUI needs a lot of work. The textfields are so small that you can't see *any* characters in them at all.
The filtering for ONLY .ks files is a severe limitation.
Posted by santafen on Jul 08, 2008
  

a couple of comments

1. The module needs to be configured as "Main Project", otherwise the "Tools -> Sign NetBeans Module" is unavailable
2. When locating the keystore file, it filters only by *.ks extension. Make available *.jks, as well as *.*
3. The focus needs to be at the project window, otherwise the "Tools -> Sign NetBeans Module" is unavailable.
4. Keystore can have different password than key alias.
5. I tried to sign a module, filled all textfields, but was unable to sign my module, by popping up a dialog "this project may not be a netbeans module. It has no manifest file". But the module has a manisfest.mf at the project root, it is in lower case.
Posted by claudio4j on May 21, 2008