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@@ -5,40 +5,50 @@ slug: asar-integrity
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-## Platform Support
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+ASAR integrity is an experimental feature that validates the contents of your app's
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+[ASAR archives](./asar-archives.md) at runtime.
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-Currently ASAR integrity checking is only supported on macOS.
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+## Version support
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-## Requirements
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+Currently, ASAR integrity checking is supported on:
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-### Electron Forge / Electron Packager
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+* macOS as of `electron>=16.0.0`
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+* Windows as of `electron>=30.0.0`
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-If you are using `>= @electron/packager`, `>= [email protected]` or `>= @electron-forge/[email protected]` then all these requirements are met for you automatically and you can skip to [Toggling the Fuse](#toggling-the-fuse).
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+In order to enable ASAR integrity checking, you also need to ensure that your `app.asar` file
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+was generated by a version of the `@electron/asar` npm package that supports ASAR integrity.
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-### Other build systems
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+Support was introduced in `[email protected]`. Note that this package has since migrated over to `@electron/asar`.
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+All versions of `@electron/asar` support ASAR integrity.
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-In order to enable ASAR integrity checking you need to ensure that your `app.asar` file was generated by a version of the `asar` npm package that supports asar integrity. Support was introduced in version `3.1.0`.
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+## How it works
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-Your must then populate a valid `ElectronAsarIntegrity` dictionary block in your packaged apps `Info.plist`. An example is included below.
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+Each ASAR archive contains a JSON string header. The header format includes an `integrity` object
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+that contain a hex encoded hash of the entire archive as well as an array of hex encoded hashes for each
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+block of `blockSize` bytes.
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-```plist
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-<key>ElectronAsarIntegrity</key>
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-<dict>
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- <key>Resources/app.asar</key>
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- <dict>
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- <key>algorithm</key>
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- <string>SHA256</string>
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- <key>hash</key>
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- <string>9d1f61ea03c4bb62b4416387a521101b81151da0cfbe18c9f8c8b818c5cebfac</string>
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- </dict>
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-</dict>
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+```json
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+{
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+ "algorithm": "SHA256",
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+ "hash": "...",
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+ "blockSize": 1024,
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+ "blocks": ["...", "..."]
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+}
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```
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-Valid `algorithm` values are currently `SHA256` only. The `hash` is a hash of the ASAR header using the given algorithm. The `asar` package exposes a `getRawHeader` method whose result can then be hashed to generate this value.
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+Separately, you need to define a hex encoded hash of the entire ASAR header when packaging your Electron app.
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+
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+When ASAR integrity is enabled, your Electron app will verify the header hash of the ASAR archive on runtime.
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+If no hash is present or if there is a mismatch in the hashes, the app will forcefully terminate.
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+
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+## Enabling ASAR integrity in the binary
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-## Toggling the Fuse
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+ASAR integrity checking is currently disabled by default in Electron and can
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+be enabled on build time by toggling the `EnableEmbeddedAsarIntegrityValidation`
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+[Electron fuse](fuses.md).
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-ASAR integrity checking is currently disabled by default and can be enabled by toggling a fuse. See [Electron Fuses](fuses.md) for more information on what Electron Fuses are and how they work. When enabling this fuse you typically also want to enable the `onlyLoadAppFromAsar` fuse otherwise the validity checking can be bypassed via the Electron app code search path.
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+When enabling this fuse, you typically also want to enable the `onlyLoadAppFromAsar` fuse.
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+Otherwise, the validity checking can be bypassed via the Electron app code search path.
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```js @ts-nocheck
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const { flipFuses, FuseVersion, FuseV1Options } = require('@electron/fuses')
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@@ -53,3 +63,71 @@ flipFuses(
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}
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)
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```
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+
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+:::tip Fuses in Electron Forge
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+
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+With Electron Forge, you can configure your app's fuses with
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+[@electron-forge/plugin-fuses](https://www.electronforge.io/config/plugins/fuses)
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+in your Forge configuration file.
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+
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+:::
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+
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+## Providing the header hash
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+
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+ASAR integrity validates the contents of the ASAR archive against the header hash that you provide
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+on package time. The process of providing this packaged hash is different for macOS and Windows.
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+
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+### Using Electron tooling
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+
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+Electron Forge and Electron Packager do this setup automatically for you with no additional
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+configuration. The minimum required versions for ASAR integrity are:
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+
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+* `@electron/[email protected]`
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+* `@electron/[email protected]`
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+
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+### Using other build systems
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+
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+#### macOS
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+
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+When packaging for macOS, you must populate a valid `ElectronAsarIntegrity` dictionary block
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+in your packaged app's `Info.plist`. An example is included below.
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+
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+```xml title='Info.plist'
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+<key>ElectronAsarIntegrity</key>
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+<dict>
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+ <key>Resources/app.asar</key>
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+ <dict>
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+ <key>algorithm</key>
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+ <string>SHA256</string>
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+ <key>hash</key>
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+ <string>9d1f61ea03c4bb62b4416387a521101b81151da0cfbe18c9f8c8b818c5cebfac</string>
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+ </dict>
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+</dict>
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+```
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+
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+Valid `algorithm` values are currently `SHA256` only. The `hash` is a hash of the ASAR header using the given algorithm.
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+The `@electron/asar` package exposes a `getRawHeader` method whose result can then be hashed to generate this value
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+(e.g. using the [`node:crypto`](https://nodejs.org/api/crypto.html) module).
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+
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+### Windows
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+
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+When packaging for Windows, you must populate a valid [resource](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/menurc/resources)
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+entry of type `Integrity` and name `ElectronAsar`. The value of this resource should be a JSON encoded dictionary
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+in the form included below:
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+
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+```json
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+[
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+ {
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+ "file": "resources\\app.asar",
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+ "alg": "sha256",
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+ "value": "9d1f61ea03c4bb62b4416387a521101b81151da0cfbe18c9f8c8b818c5cebfac"
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+ }
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+]
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+```
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+
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+::: info
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+
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+For an implementation example, see [`src/resedit.ts`](https://github.com/electron/packager/blob/main/src/resedit.ts)
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+in the Electron Packager code.
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+
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+:::
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