Calculating Chrome Extension ID from your private key

posted January 19th, 2010, no comments, tagged

Chrome Extensions files (those with the .crx extension) are, in essence, signed ZIP files. The extension data is signed with your private key, while the public key is included in the .crx. A hash of this public key is used as the extension identifier when you install the extension. This identifier is important because you [...]

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