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 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
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