eParaksts signing extension

Electronic signatures by using smart cards

eParaksts Signing Extension: Smart Card Signature Firefox Add-On

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.

Add-on stats

Manifest V2
By: EUSO
Daily users: 41,438
-1,302
Rating: 2.33
(18)
Version: 1.1.7 (Last updated: 2021-03-29)
Version code: 5207176
Creation date: 2017-01-28
Weekly download count: 23
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
  • nativeMessaging
Size: 17.91K
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

eParaksts signing extension (v1.1.6)
400,000 1.56 (144)
Not available on Android
eParaksts signing extension (v1.1.6)
231,868 3.80 (5)

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
    Cons
    • Difficult to uninstall and may require complex procedures to fully remove.
    • Marks the browser as 'managed by organization', preventing updates and installations of other plugins.
    • Hasn't been updated since 2021, raising security concerns.
    Most mentioned
    • Impossible to fully uninstall the add-on.
    • Marks Firefox as managed by an organization.
    • Last update was in 2021, making it potentially unsafe.
    User reviews
    Nevar pieslēgties ne pie Swedbank, ne pie SEB.
    by Max Yudin, 2025-01-15

    What a hideous crap app. Always have problems with I. Latvian gov could have spent some more money on his app development.

    Nestrādā.
    by TortesGabals, 2024-10-07
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    Add-on safety

    Risk impact

    eParaksts signing extension requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

    Risk impact analysis details
    • Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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    Risk likelihood

    eParaksts signing extension has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

    Risk likelihood analysis details
    • High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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