Package Declarations
Project:The Package Declarations view is available in the following project type:
| • | MSIX |
This declaration helps you to add package declarations like:
| • | Certificates |
| • | Enterprise Data Protection |
| • | InProcessServer |
This declaration helps you to declare a package extensibility point of type windows.certificates. The app requires one or more certificates from the specified certificate stores.
Note:You are restricted to create only one instance per Package.
| • | Properties |
| • | Certificates |
This view is used to declare and configure package declaration properties of type windows.certificates. Certificates declaration enables the package to install digital certificates, such as trusted root certificates, with the app. These certificates are used during secure connections to the web services over SSL.
The following table describes the settings that are displayed in the Certificates package declarations:
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Declaration |
Project Type |
Description |
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Exclusive Trust |
MSIX |
Either select Yes or No to Indicate whether the certificates for the package are exclusive to the package and determines certificate validation. |
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Selection Criteria |
MSIX |
Defines selection criteria for the certificates defined for the package during client authentication.
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Declares a package extensibility point of type windows.certificates. Specifies the certificates that are installed in the application specific certificate store.
The following table describes the settings that are displayed in the Certificates package declarations:
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Declaration |
Project Type |
Description |
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Certificates |
MSIX |
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This declaration helps you to declare that the app is safe for auto-encryption and allows it to be managed without device enrollment via Windows Information Protection policy.
Note:You are restricted to create only one instance per Package.
| • | Properties |
Declares that the app is safe for auto-encryption and allows it to be managed without device enrollment via Windows Information Protection policy.
Use this extension only if the app is exclusively for work, and/or you provide a mechanism to restore any non-work personal data the app modifies. All files that the app creates or modifies will be encrypted on behalf of the managing organization, and become inaccessible after a selective wipe occurs, when the protection policy is removed from the device.
Important:Always use enterpriseDataPolicy capability to safely handle both work and personal data when managed with Windows Information Protection.
The following table describes the settings that are displayed in the Enterprise Data Protection package declarations:
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Declaration |
Project Type |
Description |
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Protection Mode |
MSIX |
The mode of data protection:
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This declaration helps you to declare a package extensibility point of type windows.activatableClass.inProcessServer. The app uses a dynamic link library (DLL) that exposes one or more activatable classes.
| • | Properties |
| • | Activatable Class |
Declares a package extensibility point of type windows.activatableClass.inProcessServer. The app uses a dynamic link library (DLL) that exposes one or more activatable classes.
The following table describes the settings that are displayed in the InProcessServer package declarations:.
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Declaration |
Project Type |
Description |
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Path |
MSIX |
The path to the in-process DLL. A string between 1 and 256 characters in length that cannot contain these characters: <, >, :, %, “, |, ?, or *. |
Declares an activatable runtime class associated with the extensibility point.
The following table describes the settings that are displayed in the InProcessServer package declarations:
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Declaration |
Project Type |
Description |
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Class ID |
MSIX |
The identifier of the runtime class in the operating system. |
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Threading Model |
MSIX |
The type of threading model supported by the runtime class. This attribute can have any one of the following values:
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Activatable Class Attributes |
MSIX |
Defines one or more activatable class attributes. |
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Activatable Class Attribute |
MSIX |
Defines an attribute instance of the class that is stored in the Windows Runtime property store. |
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Name |
MSIX |
An attribute name. An alphanumeric string between 1 and 255 characters in length. Must begin with an alphabetic character. |
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Type |
MSIX |
An attribute type. This attribute can have one of the following values:
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Value |
MSIX |
An attribute value. A string between 1 and 255 characters in length. |