Electronic device and application package management method

Abstract

An electronic device according to various embodiments comprises: a communication interface comprising communication circuitry, memory, and at least one processor comprising processing circuitry. The memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to acquire first identification information written on an application package during an application package generation process; acquire second identification information that can have a different value according to the download route of the application package; generate authentication information based on the first identification information and the second identification information; and control the installation of the application based on the authentication information.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.