Add automatic package signing for Unity 6.3+ compatibility

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Description

Unity 6.3 requires packages to have a signature field in package.json or displays warnings. Implemented automatic signing system supporting both "unsigned" marking (recommended for community packages) and optional cryptographic signatures via RSA keys.

Implementation

• CLI tool (scripts/sign-package.js): Node.js script with dual modes

  • Unsigned mode (default): Sets "signature": "unsigned"
  • Cryptographic mode: Signs with RSA-SHA256, stores signature object with keyId/algorithm/hash
  • Environment variable support for CI/CD (UNITY_PACKAGE_PRIVATE_KEY, UNITY_PACKAGE_KEY_ID)
  • Dry-run mode, comprehensive help output

• GitHub Actions workflow (.github/workflows/sign-package.yml):

  • Triggers on release publish (auto-signs as unsigned)
  • Manual dispatch option for cryptographic signing
  • Commits/pushes signed package.json with [skip ci]

• npm scripts:

  npm run sign:package           # Sign package
  npm run sign:package:dry-run   # Preview without changes
  npm run test:package-signing   # Run test suite

• Test suite (scripts/tests/test-package-signing.sh): Verifies both signing modes, distribution compatibility markers, help output

• Documentation (docs/package-signing.md): Covers signing methods, CI/CD integration, RSA key generation, troubleshooting

Usage Example

# Default: mark as unsigned (recommended)
npm run sign:package

# Optional: sign with RSA key for organizations
export UNITY_PACKAGE_PRIVATE_KEY="$(base64 < private-key.pem)"
export UNITY_PACKAGE_KEY_ID="ci-key-2024"
npm run sign:package

Compatibility

• Distribution: OpenUPM, NPM, Git URLs, manual export (.unitypackage)
• Unity versions: 2021.3+ (backwards compatible), 6.3+ (suppresses warning)

Type of Change

• New feature (non-breaking change that adds functionality)
• Documentation update

Checklist

• I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or my feature works
• I have updated the documentation accordingly
• I have updated the CHANGELOG
• My changes do not introduce breaking changes, or breaking changes are documented

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Original prompt

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>[Bug]: Unity 6.3 Thinks the package is missing a signature and is marking this as unsafe</issue_title>
<issue_description>### Description

Unity 6.3 introduced signed packages. We need to make this signed somehow.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Open UPM

Expected Behavior

Package looks normal

Actual Behavior

There is a large warning sign on the package

Unity Version

6000.x

Package Version

3.1.6

Platform

• Editor
• Windows
• macOS
• Linux
• iOS
• Android
• WebGL
• Other

Additional Context

This needs to be backwards compatible, work with Open UPM, NPM, and ideally git urls</issue_description>

<agent_instructions>Please figure out a way that we can automatically sign via CI/CD, hopefully via a re-usable CLI script such that Open UPM, NPM, manual package export, and git URLs work.</agent_instructions>

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

@wallstop More details here:

https://docs.unity3d.com/6000.3/Documentation/Manual/upm-signature.html

https://docs.unity3d.com/6000.3/Documentation/Manual/cus-export.html

• Fixes [Bug]: Unity 6.3 Thinks the package is missing a signature and is marking this as unsafe #195

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