Filed under: Developer, Security, Google, Browsers
With Chrome's Web app store about to launch and Chrome extensions skyrocketing in popularity, a little extra security makes sense. Right now, there's nothing keeping extension developers from introducing malware or using extensions to take over systems. Google is addressing this problem by adding a sign-up fee for developers and running domain verification for Chrome extensions. The fee is a one-time payment of $5, which isn't enough to discourage serious developers, but it's too much to throw away on a dummy account (or two, or 50). The same fee covers you for both the extension gallery and the upcoming app gallery. Domain verification is just what it sounds like: it allows devs to associate the extensions they create with their domain names. So, if you trust Google.com, you should be able to trust a Google.com extension.
It's not hardcore security or anything, but it's much better than what's in place now, and it's definitely going to be needed if Chrome apps turn out to be big.
Google takes measures against malicious Chrome extensions, adds developer fee originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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