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Developers guidelines | Signing applications
26 October 2006
• Policy statement dialog
The application should launch a policy statement dialog at the very first application startup, The dialog
should summarize the use of network access, local connectivity, multimedia recording, read/write user
data, phone call and location.
• PKG file format
Make sure that "Localized Vendor name" and "Unique Vendor name" are consistent with the valid ACS
publisher ID and with UID/SID/VID values. If the names are completely different, the app will be
rejected by Symbian Signed.
Make sure that the hardware dependency device UID is bracketed with [ ] instead of { } or ( ). More
information about the pkg file format can be found in the UIQ 3 SDK documentation.
• Sign the .SIS file with a valid ACS publish ID
• Contents of the package to submit for signing
The package should contain the .SIS and .pkg files together with a document giving the test house
information about all functions of the application and how to use them. This guide may be a simple
readme file or a complete user guide. The files to submit are compressed into a Zip archive.
Testing and signing procedures for Symbian Signed
1. In the Symbian Signed portal, a form is completed by the developer and the package containing the
.pkg, .SIS and user guide files is uploaded. Symbian Signed responds with a receipt.
2. The selected test house verifies that the .SIS file is signed with a valid ACS publisher ID, and sends a
quote by email.
3. When the test house receives payment, testing starts.
4. If the application fails the test, the developer has to make the requried changes and resubmit the appli-
cation at a cost.
5. Once all tests have been passed, the test house resigns the application with a certificate linking to the
Symbian root certificate installed on the targetet phones, sends an email to the developer and uploads
the signed application to the developer account on the Symbian Signed portal.
6. The developer can login to the Symbian Signed account and download the signed application.
The Sony Ericsson channel certification path
As mentioned above, an application needing approval from Sony Ericsson to be signed, has to go through
an extended signing process to be Symbian Signed. Here is an overview of the process:
1. The developer enters the required information into the Sony Ericsson Channel Certification application
form, and submits it.
2. Sony Ericsson checks and reviews the submitted information against the previously made developer
certificate request.