Hi mark, I too am stuck on the same problem. I have used xpi to install nss on the client m/c. However I am not able to find the function to get the "config dir" of the client m/c using java or javascript. Can you help?
Rgds Kohinoor "Mark Shark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > "Turbo" wrote > > > I'm looking for soulution for digital signing of web form. > > For Netscape 4.x I use crypto.signText in javascript. > > > > Problem is with Netscape version 6.x and 7.x and Mozilla. > > There is no signText implementation. > > see mozilla bug 139258. > > http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=139258 > > > > As I can see Netscape and Mozilla have all this functions in NSS library > > and there is JSS which use NSS for crypto operation. > > To be able to use JSS from Java applet you have to: > install nss, jss on the user machine first. > > > Is there any way to make Java applet using JSS which could access to > > running netcape/mozilla keystore and use user's private key to sign some > > data supplied by javascript and return signed data to javascript ? > > > You can create a signed applet and you will be able to use the mozilla > keystore and > user's private key to sign data. I haven't checked if it is possible to > communicate > from javascript to java and vice versa. > > > I found out that CryptoManager must be initialized with path to > > configDir but is there any way for applet to get all data from running > > netscape without accessing filesystem ? > > You can get configDir by using javascript functions and pass it to the > applet. > > > Is there any chance that sometime in future new version of > netscape/mozilla > > will have crypto.signText implemented ? > > It is on a list of things to be done but it has low priority. > > Regards, > > Mark
