Almost every owner of a smartphone based on the Symbian operating system has faced the problem of inability to install and run applications due to the absence or expiration of the certificate. A certificate for a Symbian smartphone is an electronic document that entitles applications to be used (installed) in the Symbian environment, and the certificate is personal for each individual user. That is, an application signed not for your phone will not work for you.
Instructions
Step 1
In order to sign an application with a personal certificate, you need to obtain the certificate itself and a special key. To obtain a certificate, you must use the online certificate acquisition service (https://allnokia.ru/symb_cert/). In this case, you will receive two files: the certificate itself (file with the “cer” extension) and the key to the certificate (file with the “key” extension)
Step 2
There are several ways to sign a program with a certificate.
Step 3
Sign the application with a certificate on the computer using the SISSigner application. 1. Install the application on your computer. 2. Copy the certificate and key file to the folder with the installed program. 3. Start the program. 4. Specify the path to the certificate and security key. 5. Enter the key file password. By default, this is "12345678", or leave it blank. 6. Specify the path to the program to be signed. 7. Click the Sign button. 8. A command prompt window will open. After a short pause, press any key on the keyboard. 9. Your application is signed. Now you need to download it to your smartphone.
Step 4
Sign the app with a certificate on your smartphone using the MobileSigner app. 1. Install the program to your smartphone. 2. Place your certificate and security key in the smartphone memory. 3. Run the program 4. In the SIS file item, specify the path to the application that needs to be signed. 5. In the Cert file point, specify the path to the certificate. 6. In the Key file item, specify the path to the security key. 7. In the Password item, enter the password. If a password is not required, leave the field blank. Typically, the password for a key is a sequence of numbers "12345678". 8. Click the Sign button. Your application is signed.
Step 5
Sign the app with a certificate on your smartphone using the FreeSigner app. 1. Install the program to your smartphone. 2. Run the program and go to the "Functions - Settings" menu. 3. Skip the first three steps (Self Sign Cert, Self Sign Key, and Self Sign Key Pass). 4. In the Sign Cert item, specify the path to your certificate, in the Sign Key item - the key, and in the Sign Key Pass item, if necessary, the password to the key. The default is "12345678". 5. In the main window of the program, select "Add task". Select the application you want to sign. 6. Click the Sign Sis button. Smartphone app signed.
Step 6
Sign the application with a certificate online on the Internet. 1. Go to the site OnLine-signing the application with a certificate (https://www.symbiansigned.com/app/page/public/openSignedOnline.do) 2. Fill all necessary fields. Specify the IMEI of the phone (you can see your IMEI by dialing the code * # 06 #), a real e-mail, in the Application field - the path to the application on your computer. Under the Capability information line, click Select all. 3. Enter the verification code shown in the figure. 4. Check the box next to Accept legal agreement and click the Sent button. 5. After a while, an email with a confirmation link will be sent to the specified email address. Open it and follow the link. 6. After that, a new letter will be sent to your e-mail with a link to download the signed application. It only remains to download and install it on your smartphone.
