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eParaksts signing extension
Electronic signatures by using smart cards
What is eParaksts signing extension?
The 'eParaksts signing extension' is a Firefox add-on developed to facilitate electronic signature computations using supported smart cards. It operates in tandem with a native client application provided by the Latvian national certification authority and is compatible with Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux systems. Currently, it supports the Latvian eID, Estonian eID, and Lithuanian eID smart cards.
Stats
By: EUSO
Creation date: 2017-01-28
Weekly download count: 7
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
- nativeMessaging
Size: 17.91K
Email: eu*****@euso.lv
URLs: Website ,Privacy policy
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# 379 ▼ 2
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Summary
The "eParaksts signing extension" is used for electronic signature calculation by using supported smart cards on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux systems. Works in conjunction with native client application distributed by Latvian national certification authority. https://www.eparaksts.lv/en/Downloads The extension currently supports the following smart cards:
- Latvian eID
- Estonian eID
- Lithuanian eID
User reviews
User reviews summary
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spammy, or outdated.
Pros
Cons
- Difficult to uninstall
- Installs enterprise policy
- Outdated
- Locks browser updates
- Marks browser as 'managed by organization'
Most mentioned
- Difficult to uninstall
- Installs enterprise policy
- Outdated
- Marks browser as 'managed by organization'
Recent reviews
I never installed this extension. It appear after visiting Latvian Embasy. Could be spyware or Malware application provided by Latvian govement agencies.
by Firefox user 18518328, 2024-07-22
As written before this add-on has very shady practices and is almost impossible to uninstall. It also installs an enterprise policy that can monitor your activity on all main browsers of your computer.
Furthermore the last update is from 2021, which is really not safe for such a critical app.
Even doing as recommended by firefox in the following link doesn't work. The add on will be reinstalled as soon as you restart your browser : https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cannot-remove-add-on-extension-or-theme?as=u&utm_source=inproduct
The steps I had to do to successfully uninstall eparaksts on MacOs were the following :
- log as root and research in command line the word eparakst from the root folder `grep -r 'eparakst' /`
- run the uninstallation script `sh <eparaksts_uninstall_script_name>`
- remove all files related to eparaksts, idemia, latvian-eid, latvian pin (not sure of the name of this last one)
and to stop the policy I wrote the following command (it will deactivate all the enterprise policies, so check that you don't need any) :
`sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/org.mozilla.firefox EnterprisePoliciesEnabled -bool FALSE`
by Vague, 2024-07-14
Cant uninstall extension
by Firefox user 18405827, 2024-05-08
Safety
Risk impact
eParaksts signing extension may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing.
Risk likelihood
eParaksts signing extension has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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