In this video, we talk about signed and unsigned extensions in SketchUp – what they mean and what kind of security risk, if any, they can pose to your computer.
As always, whenever you download something from the internet, there is always some risk, but this video will talk about the extension loading policy in SketchUp and what its implications are!
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0:00 – Introduction
0:12 – Personalized SketchUp help with the SketchUp Essentials Community
0:27 – Digital signatures for extensions – what are they?
1:25 – Loading Policy options in SketchUp
1:47 – Loading Policy – Identified extensions only
2:36 – Loading Policy – Approve unidentified extensions
3:04 – Warning – Unidentified Extension Detected message
3:48 – Loading Policy – Unrestricted
4:44 – Which extensions to trust?
5:40 – Support the show on Patreon!
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