Hi All
I have followed the instructions in the book and gotten a certificate's MD5 fingerprint (8A:80:E2:80:...96:54:E8:CB). When I put this in the Google Sign Up for the Android Maps API page, I get "The fingerprint you entered is not valid. Please press the Back button on your browser and enter a valid certificate fingerprint."
I have tried several times and I always get the same fingerprint and the same message from Goggle.
Anybody got a wild guess on what to try next?

Thanks for any help
Cliff

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Hi All
Why is just after you post a question, you get the bright idea that lets you solve it?

Anyway, the problem was that what I was getting form the keytool was a SHA1
signature and not a MD5 signature. If you have this problem run the keytool as follows:
[code]
keytool.exe -v -list -keystore "F:\Documen
ts and Settings\Cliff\.android\debug.keystore" -storepass android
[\code]
You will a lot more information.
[code]
Keystore type: JKS
Keystore provider: SUN

Your keystore contains 1 entry

Alias name: androiddebugkey
Creation date: Oct 29, 2011
Entry type: PrivateKeyEntry
Certificate chain length: 1
Certificate[1]:
Owner: CN=Android Debug, O=Android, C=US
Issuer: CN=Android Debug, O=Android, C=US
Serial number: 78b5b98e
Valid from: Sat Oct 29 18:55:13 CDT 2011 until: Mon Oct 21 18:55:13 CDT 2041
Certificate fingerprints:
MD5: ######
SHA1: #####
SHA256: #####
Signature algorithm name: SHA256withRSA
Version: 3

Extensions:

#1: ObjectId: 2.5.29.14 Criticality=false
SubjectKeyIdentifier [
KeyIdentifier [
0#### .d.w
[\code]
Use the MD5 signature for the Google Maps API.

Cliff

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