Extension showing as not signed by Extension Marketplace inconsistently.

[aoberoi]

Describe the bug
I'm seeing the message "This extension is not signed by the Extension Marketplace" on extensions that I've been able to install just fine on other machines and don't exhibit this error. This issue has symptoms exactly like a previous one, related to an incident: #1454

I'm seeing this issue today, specifically while installing the stkb.rewrap extension, which was getting installed as part of an initial Settings Sync for a new installation of VSCode. My situation looks exactly like this issue: microsoft/vscode#269837.

I really appreciate the communication and transparency regarding the incident investigation and outcome from the VSCode and Marketplace teams. You are pros!

To Reproduce
See microsoft/vscode#269837

Expected behavior
Extension to be installed and enabled

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• OS: Linux (Arch, latest)

Recovery Questions

Is there any way to get a comprehensive list of extensions that failed to install in this way? I just happened to notice that my keyboard shortcut for a command in this extension did not work, so I investigated. But I did not get any errors or warnings while starting the Settings Sync. I also looked at the Extensions sidebar in VSCode and I don't see any built-in filters in the search bar that would help me identify extensions that are stuck in this state.

Once I do identify extensions that are stuck in this state, should I attempt to reinstall? Is there some "clearing the caches" style operation I should perform?

[madhurivadaligithub]

Thank you for reaching out to the VS Marketplace Team. We are reviewing the information, and we will get back to you with an update.

If you have any additional context or attachments that may help us investigate further, please feel free to share them.

[SheldonWBM]

"Comment Wrap" is deprecated, recommends using "ReWrap" but "ReWrap" is not signed by the extension marketplace? Is there an issue with the extensions that we should be aware of?

[v-sulagnapal]

We hope the signature issue has been already addressed. If you have any further questions, please feel free to reach out to us at VSMarketplace@microsoft.com

Best regards,
Visual Studio Marketplace Team

[Ciantic]

It's not though. Still says: 'This extension is not signed by the Extension Marketplace.'

I guess I can forcibly install it, what could possibly go wrong.

[SheldonWBM]

The developer, for whatever reason, did not maintain Rewrap (last updated 3 years ago).
Another developer, Drew Nutter, who's only upload to VSCode marketplace is this app, is installable in VSCode without forcing anything. Has 35K users but, in the issues, requests for feature improvements.

Marketplace: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=dnut.rewrap-revived
GitHub Repo: https://github.com/dnut/rewrap

I installed and it works. However, as Drew Nutter is not well known, this is not an endorsement. However, I became used to the extension.