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What is the value of a current signature on an extension?

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@sjdorst wrote:

Continuing the discussion from Can't update Eneroth's Solid Tools:

Very interesting ....
I just took another look at my installed extensions.

Your Eneroth Solid Tools now shows a good, not outdated signature. This is a change from yesterday.

Looking over my other extensions:

I see that one extension authored by Sketchup is unsigned (SketchUp Attribute Helper).

I have a number of @thomthom's extensions. Only 1 has a current signature - the rest are signed, but the signature is outdated. And this is from a Trimble employee!

All of @tig's extensions show outdated signatures on my system, and while @Fredo6's LibFredo6 has a current signature, his BezierSpline has an outdated signature.

Given that all these extensions are ones I use regularly - and trust - what, if anything, can I conclude about the value of signed extensions?

If I restrict myself to choosing to use only extensions with a current signature, I'll lose a lot of the functionality I rely on. I'm not willing to do that.

Maybe I should restrict myself to extensions with signatures, whether they are current or outdated? Nope. There are a couple of completely unsigned extensions that I rely on.

My conclusion? I think I'll place my trust in the people who authored the extensions - regardless of signature status. I'll worry only when I'm considering installing an extension from an unfamiliar author - in which case I'll ask here first!

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