# e-Cert Extension

> Hongkong Post e-Cert Extension

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/e-cert-extension](https://chrome-stats.com/d/e-cert-extension)

## Overview

- **ID:** `e-cert-extension`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Hongkong Post e-Cert
- **Category:** alerts-updates
- **Daily users:** 49
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0.6
- **Last updated:** 2023-09-04
- **First published:** 2023-08-15
- **Size:** 20 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/e-cert-extension/)
- **Website:** [https://www.ecert.gov.hk/](https://www.ecert.gov.hk/)

## Description

“e-Cert Extension” by Hongkong Post e-Cert is designed for accessing online services of Hongkong Post e-Cert in Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Windows. The system is required to install this Extension and “Hongkong Post e-Cert Thin Client” in order to use online services.

For enquiries, please call Hongkong Post Certification Authority hotline on 2921 6633 or email to enquiry@eCert.gov.hk.

## Rankings

- #16,292 — Overall
- #172 — extension
- #172 — extension guard
- #200 — post

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `nativeMessaging`

### Content script matches

- `*.ecert.gov.hk`
- `*.hongkongpost.gov.hk`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/e-cert-extension)