Installer files

The installation of the native component needs to place three components:

• Native host executable itself
• Manifest file that specifies which extensions can talk to the executable
• "Installation hint" that will initiate the extension installation from the web store

Important constants:

• Manifest file (and native messaging host) name: ee.ria.esteid.json
• Extension ID: ckjefchnfjhjfedoccjbhjpbncimppeg

More precise description is available in Chrome documentation

Linux

• Executable: /usr/bin/chrome-token-signing

Google Chrome:

• Manifest location: /etc/opt/chrome/native-messaging-hosts
• Installation hint: /opt/google/chrome/extensions/ckjefchnfjhjfedoccjbhjpbncimppeg.json

Debian & Ubuntu Chromium:

• /usr/share/chromium/extensions
• /etc/chromium/native-messaging-hosts

OS X

• Executable: /Library/Google/Chrome/NativeMessagingHosts/chrome-token-signing.app/Contents/MacOS/chrome-token-signing
  • Inside a "user-visible" app
• Manifest location: /Library/Google/Chrome/NativeMessagingHosts
• Installation hint: /Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/External Extensions/ckjefchnfjhjfedoccjbhjpbncimppeg.json

Windows

• Executable: C:\Program Files (x86)\Chrome Token Signing\chrome-token-signing.exe
• Manifest hint: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Google\Chrome\NativeMessagingHosts HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Google\Chrome\NativeMessagingHosts
• Manifest location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Chrome Token Signing
• Installation hint: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Google\Chrome\Extensions\ckjefchnfjhjfedoccjbhjpbncimppeg HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Google\Chrome\Extensions\ckjefchnfjhjfedoccjbhjpbncimppeg

Versioning

Versioning is inspired by Semantic Versioning and it follows the following numbering format: MAJOR.MINOR.RELEASE.BUILD. The initial release version was 1.0.0. For example, version number 1.0.2.393 would mean:

• Major version is 1, incremented on backwards incompatible changes.
• Minor version is 0, incremented on adding new and backwards compatible functionality.
• Release version is 2, incremented on weekly beta builds and bug fixes.
• Build number is 393. This is internal continuous integration build number.