bug 1460350 - re-land bug 1415991 (remove support for verifying signed unpacked add-ons) r?kmag draft
authorDavid Keeler <dkeeler@mozilla.com>
Wed, 09 May 2018 10:19:37 -0700
changeset 793198 7dccca2e88e8d31b00392d55034053dfd7d2956e
parent 793056 9294f67b3f3bd4a3dd898961148cecd8bfc1ce9c
push id109313
push userbmo:dkeeler@mozilla.com
push dateWed, 09 May 2018 17:42:49 +0000
reviewerskmag
bugs1460350, 1415991
milestone62.0a1
bug 1460350 - re-land bug 1415991 (remove support for verifying signed unpacked add-ons) r?kmag (Backed out changeset 6bbf8dc0b86e (which was a backout of changeset 0a5795108e0a)) MozReview-Commit-ID: EZFn7dLBcdh
security/apps/AppSignatureVerification.cpp
security/manager/ssl/nsIX509CertDB.idl
security/manager/ssl/tests/unit/test_signed_dir.js
--- a/security/apps/AppSignatureVerification.cpp
+++ b/security/apps/AppSignatureVerification.cpp
@@ -281,79 +281,16 @@ VerifyEntryContentDigest(nsIZipReader* z
   nsresult rv = zip->GetInputStream(aFilename, getter_AddRefs(stream));
   if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
     return NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_ENTRY_MISSING;
   }
 
   return VerifyStreamContentDigest(stream, digestFromManifest, buf);
 }
 
-// @oaram aDir       directory containing the unpacked signed archive
-// @param aFilename  path of the target file relative to aDir
-// @param digestFromManifest The digest that we're supposed to check the file's
-//                           contents against, from the manifest
-// @param buf A scratch buffer that we use for doing the I/O
-nsresult
-VerifyFileContentDigest(nsIFile* aDir, const nsAString& aFilename,
-                        const DigestWithAlgorithm& digestFromManifest,
-                        SECItem& buf)
-{
-  // Find the file corresponding to the manifest path
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIFile> file;
-  nsresult rv = aDir->Clone(getter_AddRefs(file));
-  if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
-    return rv;
-  }
-
-  // We don't know how to handle JARs with signed directory entries.
-  // It's technically possible in the manifest but makes no sense on disk.
-  // Inside an archive we just ignore them, but here we have to treat it
-  // as an error because the signed bytes never got unpacked.
-  int32_t pos = 0;
-  int32_t slash;
-  int32_t namelen = aFilename.Length();
-  if (namelen == 0 || aFilename[namelen - 1] == '/') {
-    return NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_ENTRY_INVALID;
-  }
-
-  // Append path segments one by one
-  do {
-    slash = aFilename.FindChar('/', pos);
-    int32_t segend = (slash == kNotFound) ? namelen : slash;
-    rv = file->Append(Substring(aFilename, pos, (segend - pos)));
-    if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
-      return NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_ENTRY_INVALID;
-    }
-    pos = slash + 1;
-  }  while (pos < namelen && slash != kNotFound);
-
-  bool exists;
-  rv = file->Exists(&exists);
-  if (NS_FAILED(rv) || !exists) {
-    return NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_ENTRY_MISSING;
-  }
-
-  bool isDir;
-  rv = file->IsDirectory(&isDir);
-  if (NS_FAILED(rv) || isDir) {
-    // We only support signed files, not directory entries
-    return NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_ENTRY_INVALID;
-  }
-
-  // Open an input stream for that file and verify it.
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIInputStream> stream;
-  rv = NS_NewLocalFileInputStream(getter_AddRefs(stream), file, -1, -1,
-                                  nsIFileInputStream::CLOSE_ON_EOF);
-  if (NS_FAILED(rv) || !stream) {
-    return NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_ENTRY_MISSING;
-  }
-
-  return VerifyStreamContentDigest(stream, digestFromManifest, buf);
-}
-
 // On input, nextLineStart is the start of the current line. On output,
 // nextLineStart is the start of the next line.
 nsresult
 ReadLine(/*in/out*/ const char* & nextLineStart, /*out*/ nsCString & line,
          bool allowContinuations = true)
 {
   line.Truncate();
   size_t previousLength = 0;
@@ -1512,535 +1449,16 @@ nsNSSCertificateDB::OpenSignedAppFileAsy
   SignaturePolicy policy(policyInt);
   RefPtr<OpenSignedAppFileTask> task(new OpenSignedAppFileTask(aTrustedRoot,
                                                                aJarFile,
                                                                policy,
                                                                aCallback));
   return task->Dispatch("SignedJAR");
 }
 
-//
-// Signature verification for archives unpacked into a file structure
-//
-
-// Finds the "*.rsa" signature file in the META-INF directory and returns
-// the name. It is an error if there are none or more than one .rsa file
-nsresult
-FindSignatureFilename(nsIFile* aMetaDir,
-                      /*out*/ nsAString& aFilename)
-{
-  nsCOMPtr<nsISimpleEnumerator> entries;
-  nsresult rv = aMetaDir->GetDirectoryEntries(getter_AddRefs(entries));
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIDirectoryEnumerator> files = do_QueryInterface(entries);
-  if (NS_FAILED(rv) || !files) {
-    return NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_NOT_SIGNED;
-  }
-
-  bool found = false;
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIFile> file;
-  rv = files->GetNextFile(getter_AddRefs(file));
-
-  while (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv) && file) {
-    nsAutoString leafname;
-    rv = file->GetLeafName(leafname);
-    if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)) {
-      if (StringEndsWith(leafname, NS_LITERAL_STRING(".rsa"))) {
-        if (!found) {
-          found = true;
-          aFilename = leafname;
-        } else {
-          // second signature file is an error
-          rv = NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_MANIFEST_INVALID;
-          break;
-        }
-      }
-      rv = files->GetNextFile(getter_AddRefs(file));
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (!found) {
-    rv = NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_NOT_SIGNED;
-  }
-
-  files->Close();
-  return rv;
-}
-
-// Loads the signature metadata file that matches the given filename in
-// the passed-in Meta-inf directory. If bufDigest is not null then on
-// success bufDigest will contain the SHA1 or SHA256 digest of the entry
-// (depending on what aDigestAlgorithm is).
-nsresult
-LoadOneMetafile(nsIFile* aMetaDir,
-                const nsAString& aFilename,
-                /*out*/ SECItem& aBuf,
-                /*optional, in*/ SECOidTag aDigestAlgorithm = SEC_OID_SHA1,
-                /*optional, out*/ Digest* aBufDigest = nullptr)
-{
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIFile> metafile;
-  nsresult rv = aMetaDir->Clone(getter_AddRefs(metafile));
-  NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-
-  rv = metafile->Append(aFilename);
-  NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-
-  bool exists;
-  rv = metafile->Exists(&exists);
-  if (NS_FAILED(rv) || !exists) {
-    // we can call a missing .rsa file "unsigned" but FindSignatureFilename()
-    // already found one: missing other metadata files means a broken signature.
-    return NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_MANIFEST_INVALID;
-  }
-
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIInputStream> stream;
-  rv = NS_NewLocalFileInputStream(getter_AddRefs(stream), metafile);
-  NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-
-  rv = ReadStream(stream, aBuf);
-  stream->Close();
-  NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-
-  if (aBufDigest) {
-    rv = aBufDigest->DigestBuf(aDigestAlgorithm, aBuf.data, aBuf.len - 1);
-    NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-  }
-
-  return NS_OK;
-}
-
-// Parses MANIFEST.MF and verifies the contents of the unpacked files
-// listed in the manifest.
-// The filenames of all entries will be returned in aMfItems. aBuf must
-// be a pre-allocated scratch buffer that is used for doing I/O.
-nsresult
-ParseMFUnpacked(const char* aFilebuf, nsIFile* aDir, SECOidTag aDigestAlgorithm,
-                /*out*/ nsTHashtable<nsStringHashKey>& aMfItems,
-                ScopedAutoSECItem& aBuf)
-{
-  const char* digestNameToFind = nullptr;
-  switch (aDigestAlgorithm) {
-    case SEC_OID_SHA256:
-      digestNameToFind = "sha256-digest";
-      break;
-    case SEC_OID_SHA1:
-      digestNameToFind = "sha1-digest";
-      break;
-    default:
-      MOZ_ASSERT_UNREACHABLE("bad argument to ParseMF");
-      return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
-  }
-
-  const char* nextLineStart = aFilebuf;
-  nsresult rv = CheckManifestVersion(nextLineStart,
-                                     NS_LITERAL_CSTRING(JAR_MF_HEADER));
-  if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
-    return rv;
-  }
-
-  // Skip the rest of the header section, which ends with a blank line.
-  {
-    nsAutoCString line;
-    do {
-      rv = ReadLine(nextLineStart, line);
-      if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
-        return rv;
-      }
-    } while (line.Length() > 0);
-
-    // Manifest containing no file entries is OK, though useless.
-    if (*nextLineStart == '\0') {
-      return NS_OK;
-    }
-  }
-
-  nsAutoString curItemName;
-  nsAutoCString digest;
-
-  for (;;) {
-    nsAutoCString curLine;
-    rv = ReadLine(nextLineStart, curLine);
-    if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
-      return rv;
-    }
-
-    if (curLine.Length() == 0) {
-      // end of section (blank line or end-of-file)
-
-      if (curItemName.Length() == 0) {
-        // '...Each section must start with an attribute with the name as
-        // "Name",...', so every section must have a Name attribute.
-        return NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_MANIFEST_INVALID;
-      }
-
-      if (digest.IsEmpty()) {
-        // We require every entry to have a digest, since we require every
-        // entry to be signed and we don't allow duplicate entries.
-        return NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_MANIFEST_INVALID;
-      }
-
-      if (aMfItems.Contains(curItemName)) {
-        // Duplicate entry
-        return NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_MANIFEST_INVALID;
-      }
-
-      // Verify that the file's content digest matches the digest from this
-      // MF section.
-      DigestWithAlgorithm digestWithAlgorithm = { digest, aDigestAlgorithm };
-      rv = VerifyFileContentDigest(aDir, curItemName, digestWithAlgorithm,
-                                   aBuf);
-      if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
-        return rv;
-      }
-
-      aMfItems.PutEntry(curItemName);
-
-      if (*nextLineStart == '\0') {
-        // end-of-file
-        break;
-      }
-
-      // reset so we know we haven't encountered either of these for the next
-      // item yet.
-      curItemName.Truncate();
-      digest.Truncate();
-
-      continue; // skip the rest of the loop below
-    }
-
-    nsAutoCString attrName;
-    nsAutoCString attrValue;
-    rv = ParseAttribute(curLine, attrName, attrValue);
-    if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
-      return rv;
-    }
-
-    // Lines to look for:
-
-    // (1) Digest:
-    if (attrName.EqualsIgnoreCase(digestNameToFind)) {
-      if (!digest.IsEmpty()) {
-        // multiple SHA* digests in section
-        return NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_MANIFEST_INVALID;
-      }
-
-      rv = Base64Decode(attrValue, digest);
-      if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
-        return NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_MANIFEST_INVALID;
-      }
-
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    // (2) Name: associates this manifest section with a file in the jar.
-    if (attrName.LowerCaseEqualsLiteral("name")) {
-      if (MOZ_UNLIKELY(curItemName.Length() > 0)) {
-        // multiple names in section
-        return NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_MANIFEST_INVALID;
-      }
-
-      if (MOZ_UNLIKELY(attrValue.Length() == 0)) {
-        return NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_MANIFEST_INVALID;
-      }
-
-      curItemName = NS_ConvertUTF8toUTF16(attrValue);
-
-      continue;
-    }
-
-    // (3) Magic: the only other must-understand attribute
-    if (attrName.LowerCaseEqualsLiteral("magic")) {
-      // We don't understand any magic, so we can't verify an entry that
-      // requires magic. Since we require every entry to have a valid
-      // signature, we have no choice but to reject the entry.
-      return NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_MANIFEST_INVALID;
-    }
-
-    // unrecognized attributes must be ignored
-  }
-
-  return NS_OK;
-}
-
-// recursively check a directory tree for files not in the list of
-// verified files we found in the manifest. For each file we find
-// Check it against the files found in the manifest. If the file wasn't
-// in the manifest then it's unsigned and we can stop looking. Otherwise
-// remove it from the collection so we can check leftovers later.
-//
-// @param aDir   Directory to check
-// @param aPath  Relative path to that directory (to check against aItems)
-// @param aItems All the files found
-// @param *Filename  signature files that won't be in the manifest
-nsresult
-CheckDirForUnsignedFiles(nsIFile* aDir,
-                         const nsString& aPath,
-                         /* in/out */ nsTHashtable<nsStringHashKey>& aItems,
-                         const nsAString& sigFilename,
-                         const nsAString& sfFilename,
-                         const nsAString& mfFilename)
-{
-  nsCOMPtr<nsISimpleEnumerator> entries;
-  nsresult rv = aDir->GetDirectoryEntries(getter_AddRefs(entries));
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIDirectoryEnumerator> files = do_QueryInterface(entries);
-  if (NS_FAILED(rv) || !files) {
-    return NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_ENTRY_MISSING;
-  }
-
-  bool inMeta = StringBeginsWith(aPath, NS_LITERAL_STRING(JAR_META_DIR));
-
-  while (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)) {
-    nsCOMPtr<nsIFile> file;
-    rv = files->GetNextFile(getter_AddRefs(file));
-    if (NS_FAILED(rv) || !file) {
-      break;
-    }
-
-    nsAutoString leafname;
-    rv = file->GetLeafName(leafname);
-    if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
-      return rv;
-    }
-
-    nsAutoString curName(aPath + leafname);
-
-    bool isDir;
-    rv = file->IsDirectory(&isDir);
-    if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
-      return rv;
-    }
-
-    // if it's a directory we need to recurse
-    if (isDir) {
-      curName.AppendLiteral(u"/");
-      rv = CheckDirForUnsignedFiles(file, curName, aItems,
-                                    sigFilename, sfFilename, mfFilename);
-    } else {
-      // The files that comprise the signature mechanism are not covered by the
-      // signature.
-      //
-      // XXX: This is OK for a single signature, but doesn't work for
-      // multiple signatures because the metadata for the other signatures
-      // is not signed either.
-      if (inMeta && ( leafname == sigFilename ||
-                      leafname == sfFilename ||
-                      leafname == mfFilename )) {
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      // make sure the current file was found in the manifest
-      nsStringHashKey* item = aItems.GetEntry(curName);
-      if (!item) {
-        return NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_UNSIGNED_ENTRY;
-      }
-
-      // Remove the item so we can check for leftover items later
-      aItems.RemoveEntry(item);
-    }
-  }
-  files->Close();
-  return rv;
-}
-
-/*
- * Verify the signature of a directory structure as if it were a
- * signed JAR file (used for unpacked JARs)
- */
-nsresult
-VerifySignedDirectory(AppTrustedRoot aTrustedRoot,
-                      nsIFile* aDirectory,
-                      /*out, optional */ nsIX509Cert** aSignerCert)
-{
-  NS_ENSURE_ARG_POINTER(aDirectory);
-
-  if (aSignerCert) {
-    *aSignerCert = nullptr;
-  }
-
-  // Make sure there's a META-INF directory
-
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIFile> metaDir;
-  nsresult rv = aDirectory->Clone(getter_AddRefs(metaDir));
-  if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
-    return rv;
-  }
-  rv = metaDir->Append(NS_LITERAL_STRING(JAR_META_DIR));
-  if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
-    return rv;
-  }
-
-  bool exists;
-  rv = metaDir->Exists(&exists);
-  if (NS_FAILED(rv) || !exists) {
-    return NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_NOT_SIGNED;
-  }
-  bool isDirectory;
-  rv = metaDir->IsDirectory(&isDirectory);
-  if (NS_FAILED(rv) || !isDirectory) {
-    return NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_NOT_SIGNED;
-  }
-
-  // Find and load the Signature (RSA) file
-
-  nsAutoString sigFilename;
-  rv = FindSignatureFilename(metaDir, sigFilename);
-  if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
-    return rv;
-  }
-
-  ScopedAutoSECItem sigBuffer;
-  rv = LoadOneMetafile(metaDir, sigFilename, sigBuffer);
-  if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
-    return NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_NOT_SIGNED;
-  }
-
-  // Load the signature (SF) file and verify the signature.
-  // The .sf and .rsa files must have the same name apart from the extension.
-
-  nsAutoString sfFilename(Substring(sigFilename, 0, sigFilename.Length() - 3)
-                          + NS_LITERAL_STRING("sf"));
-
-  ScopedAutoSECItem sfBuffer;
-  rv = LoadOneMetafile(metaDir, sfFilename, sfBuffer);
-  if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
-    return NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_MANIFEST_INVALID;
-  }
-
-  // Calculate both the SHA-1 and SHA-256 hashes of the signature file - we
-  // don't know what algorithm the PKCS#7 signature used.
-  Digest sfCalculatedSHA1Digest;
-  rv = sfCalculatedSHA1Digest.DigestBuf(SEC_OID_SHA1, sfBuffer.data,
-                                        sfBuffer.len - 1);
-  if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
-    return rv;
-  }
-  Digest sfCalculatedSHA256Digest;
-  rv = sfCalculatedSHA256Digest.DigestBuf(SEC_OID_SHA256, sfBuffer.data,
-                                          sfBuffer.len - 1);
-  if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
-    return rv;
-  }
-
-  sigBuffer.type = siBuffer;
-  UniqueCERTCertList builtChain;
-  SECOidTag digestToUse;
-  rv = VerifySignature(aTrustedRoot, sigBuffer, sfCalculatedSHA1Digest.get(),
-                       sfCalculatedSHA256Digest.get(), digestToUse, builtChain);
-  if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
-    return NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_MANIFEST_INVALID;
-  }
-
-  // Get the expected manifest hash from the signed .sf file
-
-  nsAutoCString mfDigest;
-  rv = ParseSF(BitwiseCast<char*, unsigned char*>(sfBuffer.data), digestToUse,
-               mfDigest);
-  if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
-    return NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_MANIFEST_INVALID;
-  }
-
-  // Load manifest (MF) file and verify signature
-
-  nsAutoString mfFilename(NS_LITERAL_STRING("manifest.mf"));
-  ScopedAutoSECItem manifestBuffer;
-  Digest mfCalculatedDigest;
-  rv = LoadOneMetafile(metaDir, mfFilename, manifestBuffer, digestToUse,
-                       &mfCalculatedDigest);
-  if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
-    return NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_MANIFEST_INVALID;
-  }
-
-  nsDependentCSubstring calculatedDigest(
-    DigestToDependentString(mfCalculatedDigest));
-  if (!mfDigest.Equals(calculatedDigest)) {
-    return NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_MANIFEST_INVALID;
-  }
-
-  // Parse manifest and verify signed hash of all listed files
-
-  // Allocate the I/O buffer only once per JAR, instead of once per entry, in
-  // order to minimize malloc/free calls and in order to avoid fragmenting
-  // memory.
-  ScopedAutoSECItem buf(128 * 1024);
-
-  nsTHashtable<nsStringHashKey> items;
-  rv = ParseMFUnpacked(BitwiseCast<char*, unsigned char*>(manifestBuffer.data),
-                       aDirectory, digestToUse, items, buf);
-  if (NS_FAILED(rv)){
-    return rv;
-  }
-
-  // We've checked that everything listed in the manifest exists and is signed
-  // correctly. Now check on disk for extra (unsigned) files.
-  // Deletes found entries from items as it goes.
-  rv = CheckDirForUnsignedFiles(aDirectory, EmptyString(), items,
-                                sigFilename, sfFilename, mfFilename);
-  if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
-    return rv;
-  }
-
-  // We verified that every entry that we require to be signed is signed. But,
-  // were there any missing entries--that is, entries that are mentioned in the
-  // manifest but missing from the directory tree? (There shouldn't be given
-  // ParseMFUnpacked() checking them all, but it's a cheap sanity check.)
-  if (items.Count() != 0) {
-    return NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_ENTRY_MISSING;
-  }
-
-  // Return the signer's certificate to the reader if they want it.
-  // XXX: We should return an nsIX509CertList with the whole validated chain.
-  if (aSignerCert) {
-    CERTCertListNode* signerCertNode = CERT_LIST_HEAD(builtChain);
-    if (!signerCertNode || CERT_LIST_END(signerCertNode, builtChain) ||
-        !signerCertNode->cert) {
-      return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
-    }
-    nsCOMPtr<nsIX509Cert> signerCert =
-      nsNSSCertificate::Create(signerCertNode->cert);
-    NS_ENSURE_TRUE(signerCert, NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
-    signerCert.forget(aSignerCert);
-  }
-
-  return NS_OK;
-}
-
-class VerifySignedDirectoryTask final : public CryptoTask
-{
-public:
-  VerifySignedDirectoryTask(AppTrustedRoot aTrustedRoot, nsIFile* aUnpackedJar,
-                            nsIVerifySignedDirectoryCallback* aCallback)
-    : mTrustedRoot(aTrustedRoot)
-    , mDirectory(aUnpackedJar)
-    , mCallback(new nsMainThreadPtrHolder<nsIVerifySignedDirectoryCallback>(
-        "VerifySignedDirectoryTask::mCallback", aCallback))
-  {
-  }
-
-private:
-  virtual nsresult CalculateResult() override
-  {
-    return VerifySignedDirectory(mTrustedRoot,
-                                 mDirectory,
-                                 getter_AddRefs(mSignerCert));
-  }
-
-  virtual void CallCallback(nsresult rv) override
-  {
-    (void) mCallback->VerifySignedDirectoryFinished(rv, mSignerCert);
-  }
-
-  const AppTrustedRoot mTrustedRoot;
-  const nsCOMPtr<nsIFile> mDirectory;
-  nsMainThreadPtrHandle<nsIVerifySignedDirectoryCallback> mCallback;
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIX509Cert> mSignerCert; // out
-};
-
 NS_IMETHODIMP
-nsNSSCertificateDB::VerifySignedDirectoryAsync(
-  AppTrustedRoot aTrustedRoot, nsIFile* aUnpackedJar,
+nsNSSCertificateDB::VerifySignedDirectoryAsync(AppTrustedRoot, nsIFile*,
   nsIVerifySignedDirectoryCallback* aCallback)
 {
-  NS_ENSURE_ARG_POINTER(aUnpackedJar);
   NS_ENSURE_ARG_POINTER(aCallback);
-  RefPtr<VerifySignedDirectoryTask> task(new VerifySignedDirectoryTask(aTrustedRoot,
-                                                                       aUnpackedJar,
-                                                                       aCallback));
-  return task->Dispatch("UnpackedJar");
+  return aCallback->VerifySignedDirectoryFinished(
+    NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_NOT_SIGNED, nullptr);
 }
--- a/security/manager/ssl/nsIX509CertDB.idl
+++ b/security/manager/ssl/nsIX509CertDB.idl
@@ -23,16 +23,18 @@ typedef uint32_t AppTrustedRoot;
 [scriptable, function, uuid(fc2b60e5-9a07-47c2-a2cd-b83b68a660ac)]
 interface nsIOpenSignedAppFileCallback : nsISupports
 {
   void openSignedAppFileFinished(in nsresult rv,
                                  in nsIZipReader aZipReader,
                                  in nsIX509Cert aSignerCert);
 };
 
+// Only relevant while we transition away from legacy add-ons. rv will always be
+// NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_NOT_SIGNED. aSignerCert will always be null.
 [scriptable, function, uuid(d5f97827-622a-488f-be08-d850432ac8ec)]
 interface nsIVerifySignedDirectoryCallback : nsISupports
 {
   void verifySignedDirectoryFinished(in nsresult rv,
                                      in nsIX509Cert aSignerCert);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -252,26 +254,19 @@ interface nsIX509CertDB : nsISupports {
    */
   const AppTrustedRoot DeveloperImportedRoot = 10;
   [must_use]
   void openSignedAppFileAsync(in AppTrustedRoot trustedRoot,
                               in nsIFile aJarFile,
                               in nsIOpenSignedAppFileCallback callback);
 
   /**
-   *  Verifies the signature on a directory representing an unpacked signed
-   *  JAR file. To be considered valid, there must be exactly one signature
-   *  on the directory structure and that signature must have signed every
-   *  entry. Further, the signature must come from a certificate that
-   *  is trusted for code signing.
-   *
-   *  On success NS_OK and the trusted certificate that signed the
-   *  unpacked JAR are returned.
-   *
-   *  On failure, an error code is returned.
+   * Vestigial implementation of verifying signed unpacked add-ons. trustedRoot
+   * and aUnpackedDir are ignored. The callback is always called with
+   * NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_NOT_SIGNED and a null signer cert.
    */
   [must_use]
   void verifySignedDirectoryAsync(in AppTrustedRoot trustedRoot,
                                   in nsIFile aUnpackedDir,
                                   in nsIVerifySignedDirectoryCallback callback);
 
   /*
    * Add a cert to a cert DB from a binary string.
--- a/security/manager/ssl/tests/unit/test_signed_dir.js
+++ b/security/manager/ssl/tests/unit/test_signed_dir.js
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 // Any copyright is dedicated to the Public Domain.
 // http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
 "use strict";
 
-// Tests that signed extensions extracted/unpacked into a directory work pass
-// verification when non-tampered, and fail verification when tampered via
-// various means.
+// Tests that signed extensions extracted/unpacked into a directory do not pass
+// signature verification, because that's no longer supported.
 
 const { ZipUtils } = ChromeUtils.import("resource://gre/modules/ZipUtils.jsm", {});
 
 do_get_profile(); // must be called before getting nsIX509CertDB
 const certdb = Cc["@mozilla.org/security/x509certdb;1"]
                  .getService(Ci.nsIX509CertDB);
 
 /**
@@ -23,179 +22,47 @@ var gSignedXPI =
 /**
  * The directory that the test extension will be extracted to.
  * @type nsIFile
  */
 var gTarget = FileUtils.getDir("TmpD", ["test_signed_dir"]);
 gTarget.createUnique(Ci.nsIFile.DIRECTORY_TYPE, FileUtils.PERMS_DIRECTORY);
 
 /**
- * Each property below is optional. Defining none of them means "don't tamper".
- *
- * @typedef {TamperInstructions}
- * @type Object
- * @property {String[][]} copy
- *           Format: [[path,newname], [path2,newname2], ...]
- *           Copy the file located at |path| and name it |newname|.
- * @property {String[]} delete
- *           List of paths to files to delete.
- * @property {String[]} corrupt
- *           List of paths to files to corrupt.
- */
-
-/**
  * Extracts the signed XPI into a directory, and tampers the files in that
  * directory if instructed.
  *
- * @param {TamperInstructions} tamper
- *        Instructions on whether to tamper any files, and if so, how.
  * @returns {nsIFile}
  *          The directory where the XPI was extracted to.
  */
-function prepare(tamper) {
+function prepare() {
   ZipUtils.extractFiles(gSignedXPI, gTarget);
-
-  // copy files
-  if (tamper.copy) {
-    tamper.copy.forEach(i => {
-      let f = gTarget.clone();
-      i[0].split("/").forEach(seg => { f.append(seg); });
-      f.copyTo(null, i[1]);
-    });
-  }
-
-  // delete files
-  if (tamper.delete) {
-    tamper.delete.forEach(i => {
-      let f = gTarget.clone();
-      i.split("/").forEach(seg => { f.append(seg); });
-      f.remove(true);
-    });
-  }
-
-  // corrupt files
-  if (tamper.corrupt) {
-    tamper.corrupt.forEach(i => {
-      let f = gTarget.clone();
-      i.split("/").forEach(seg => { f.append(seg); });
-      let s = FileUtils.openFileOutputStream(f, FileUtils.MODE_WRONLY);
-      const str = "Kilroy was here";
-      s.write(str, str.length);
-      s.close();
-    });
-  }
-
   return gTarget;
 }
 
 function checkResult(expectedRv, dir, resolve) {
   return function verifySignedDirCallback(rv, aSignerCert) {
     equal(rv, expectedRv, "Actual and expected return value should match");
     equal(aSignerCert != null, Components.isSuccessCode(expectedRv),
           "expecting certificate:");
     dir.remove(true);
     resolve();
   };
 }
 
-function verifyDirAsync(expectedRv, tamper) {
-  let targetDir = prepare(tamper);
+function verifyDirAsync(expectedRv) {
+  let targetDir = prepare();
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     certdb.verifySignedDirectoryAsync(
       Ci.nsIX509CertDB.AddonsPublicRoot, targetDir,
       checkResult(expectedRv, targetDir, resolve));
   });
 }
 
-//
-// the tests
-//
-add_task(async function testValid() {
-  await verifyDirAsync(Cr.NS_OK, {} /* no tampering */);
-});
-
-add_task(async function testNoMetaDir() {
-  await verifyDirAsync(Cr.NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_NOT_SIGNED,
-                       {delete: ["META-INF"]});
-});
-
-add_task(async function testEmptyMetaDir() {
-  await verifyDirAsync(Cr.NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_NOT_SIGNED,
-                       {delete: ["META-INF/mozilla.rsa",
-                                 "META-INF/mozilla.sf",
-                                 "META-INF/manifest.mf"]});
-});
-
-add_task(async function testTwoRSAFiles() {
-  await verifyDirAsync(Cr.NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_MANIFEST_INVALID,
-                       {copy: [["META-INF/mozilla.rsa", "extra.rsa"]]});
-});
-
-add_task(async function testCorruptRSAFile() {
-  await verifyDirAsync(Cr.NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_MANIFEST_INVALID,
-                       {corrupt: ["META-INF/mozilla.rsa"]});
-});
-
-add_task(async function testMissingSFFile() {
-  await verifyDirAsync(Cr.NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_MANIFEST_INVALID,
-                       {delete: ["META-INF/mozilla.sf"]});
-});
-
-add_task(async function testCorruptSFFile() {
-  await verifyDirAsync(Cr.NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_MANIFEST_INVALID,
-                       {corrupt: ["META-INF/mozilla.sf"]});
-});
-
-add_task(async function testExtraInvalidSFFile() {
-  await verifyDirAsync(Cr.NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_UNSIGNED_ENTRY,
-                       {copy: [["META-INF/mozilla.rsa", "extra.sf"]]});
-});
-
-add_task(async function testExtraValidSFFile() {
-  await verifyDirAsync(Cr.NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_UNSIGNED_ENTRY,
-                       {copy: [["META-INF/mozilla.sf", "extra.sf"]]});
-});
-
-add_task(async function testMissingManifest() {
-  await verifyDirAsync(Cr.NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_MANIFEST_INVALID,
-                       {delete: ["META-INF/manifest.mf"]});
-});
-
-add_task(async function testCorruptManifest() {
-  await verifyDirAsync(Cr.NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_MANIFEST_INVALID,
-                       {corrupt: ["META-INF/manifest.mf"]});
-});
-
-add_task(async function testMissingFile() {
-  await verifyDirAsync(Cr.NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_ENTRY_MISSING,
-                       {delete: ["bootstrap.js"]});
-});
-
-add_task(async function testCorruptFile() {
-  await verifyDirAsync(Cr.NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_MODIFIED_ENTRY,
-                       {corrupt: ["bootstrap.js"]});
-});
-
-add_task(async function testExtraFile() {
-  await verifyDirAsync(Cr.NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_UNSIGNED_ENTRY,
-                       {copy: [["bootstrap.js", "extra"]]});
-});
-
-add_task(async function testMissingFileInDir() {
-  await verifyDirAsync(Cr.NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_ENTRY_MISSING,
-                       {delete: ["lib/ui.js"]});
-});
-
-add_task(async function testCorruptFileInDir() {
-  await verifyDirAsync(Cr.NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_MODIFIED_ENTRY,
-                       {corrupt: ["lib/ui.js"]});
-});
-
-add_task(async function testExtraFileInDir() {
-  await verifyDirAsync(Cr.NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_UNSIGNED_ENTRY,
-                       {copy: [["lib/ui.js", "extra"]]});
+add_task(async function testAPIFails() {
+  await verifyDirAsync(Cr.NS_ERROR_SIGNED_JAR_NOT_SIGNED);
 });
 
 registerCleanupFunction(function() {
   if (gTarget.exists()) {
     gTarget.remove(true);
   }
 });