Kevin Seguin wrote: > i'm currently investigating the possibility of using xpcom, necko (just for http[s]) >and nss as a basis for building a new application with as few dependencies as >possible. > > as i've been experimenting using xpcshell, i've come across what appears to be a >dependency in necko (or was it nss??) on some preference/profile stuff when using >https. basically, when i try to open a new channel for an https url, it tries to >open a profile, but xpcshell doesn't register/use and profile stuff, and it fails. > > anyway, can somebody confirm or deny this dependency and/or provide some sort of >overview on what kind of setup needs to happen to be able to use https from my app? > > TIA - kevin. > >
Using ssl socket requires that nss be started. nss requires the cert database files that are stored in the users profile directory.
