Hi Kyle, nss3.dll is a not PKCS #11 module as it has no crypto, softokn3.ddl (.so) and freebl3.sll (.so) do. softoken is nss's own internal PKCS #11 cryptographic module which nss loads just like any other pkcs #11 module, software or hardware based.
Good starter documents are https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/NSS_reference and https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/NSS#Background_Information and https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/NSS/NSS_API_GUIDELINES has a layering diagram -Elio On Sat, Aug 24, 2013 at 6:02 PM, Kyle Hamilton <aerow...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm finding myself in a situation where I need to use the certificates and > keys stored in my standard NSS profile in other applications. > > My initial, naïve idea was that NSS itself is a PKCS#11 module. > Unfortunately, this appears to be not the case. When trying to find the > right DLL to load into IBM Notes I found that nssckbi.dll is recognized as > a valid PKCS#11 module, but nss3.dll is not. (Neither are nssdbm3 or > nssutil.) > > Is there any plan to export the NSS softoken functionality as an actual > full PKCS#11 token? Or is it intended never to actually operate as such? > > -Kyle H > -- > dev-tech-crypto mailing list > dev-tech-crypto@lists.mozilla.org > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-tech-crypto -- dev-tech-crypto mailing list dev-tech-crypto@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-tech-crypto
