Bug 41524: Add a script to generate an android signing key

Merge Info

Issues

Resolves

• tor-browser-build#xxxxx
• tor-browser#xxxxx
• mullvad-browser#xxxxx

Related

• #41524 (closed)
• vpn#302 (closed)

Merging

Target Branches

• main: esr140-15.0
• maint-14.5: esr128-14.5
• maint-13.5: esr115-13.5

Backporting

Timeline

• No Backport (preferred): patchset for the next major stable
• Immediate: patchset needed as soon as possible
• Next Minor Stable Release: patchset that needs to be verified in nightly before backport
• Eventually: patchset that needs to be verified in alpha before backport

(Optional) Justification

• Emergency security update: patchset fixes CVEs, 0-days, etc
• Censorship event: patchset enables censorship circumvention
• Critical bug-fix: patchset fixes a bug in core-functionality
• Consistency: patchset which would make development easier if it were in both the alpha and release branches; developer tools, build system changes, etc
• Sponsor required: patchset required for sponsor
• Other: please explain

Issue Tracking

• Link resolved issues with appropriate Release Prep issue for changelog generation

Uplifting

• Patchset is a candidate for uplift to upstream projects (e.g. mingw, clang, etc)

Review

Request Reviewer

• Request review from an applications developer depending on modified system:
  • NOTE: if the MR modifies multiple areas, please /request_review all the relevant reviewers
  • accessibility : henry
  • android : clairehurst, dan
  • build system : boklm
  • extensions : ma1
  • firefox internals (XUL/JS/XPCOM) : jwilde, ma1
  • fonts : pierov
  • frontend (implementation) : henry
  • frontend (review) : donuts, morgan
  • localization : henry, pierov
  • macOS : clairehurst, dan
  • nightly builds : boklm
  • rebases/release-prep : boklm, dan, ma1, morgan, pierov
  • security : jwilde, ma1
  • signing : boklm, morgan
  • updater : pierov
  • windows : jwilde, morgan
  • misc/other : morgan, pierov

Change Description

Adds a script to generate android signing keys, that I'm planning to use to generate the keys that we will be using for signing the Tor VPN app.

How Tested

Tested by running ./generate-android-signing-key, which created some key files in the android-key directory.