# Symantec Authentication Client Dev Extension

> Messaging API between web pages and Symantec PKI Client

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/symantec-mpkic-dev-extension](https://chrome-stats.com/d/symantec-mpkic-dev-extension)

## Overview

- **ID:** `symantec-mpkic-dev-extension`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Symantec
- **Category:** privacy-security,other
- **Daily users:** 26
- **Version:** 99.10.2304.21resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2017-12-04
- **Size:** 35 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/symantec-mpkic-dev-extension/)

## Description

Symantec Authentication Client Dev Extension is a Firefox add-on that provides a messaging API between web pages and Symantec PKI Client, allowing secure enrollment for certificates from Magnum PKI service.

## Rankings

- #22,112 — Overall
- #31 — extention
- #52 — mention
- #205 — location

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `nativeMessaging`
- `<all_urls>`
- `tabs`
- `pkcs11`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- 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/symantec-mpkic-dev-extension)