AFAIK it uses something called NSS, which is another
SSL implementation. 

http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/

HTH,
Girish

--- Dan M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> What does Firefox use for SSL?  Is it a custom
> implementation, or does it 
> use something similar to the CryptoAPI?
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dr. Stephen Henson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <openssl-users@openssl.org>
> Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2006 3:27 PM
> Subject: Re: Custom Engine
> 
> 
> > On Sun, Apr 30, 2006, Dan M wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Does anyone know if it is possible to dynamically
> add an engine and set 
> >> it
> >> as the default engine for all programs?  For
> example, if I had a hardware
> >> accelerator which wasn't part of the OpenSSL's
> engine list, and wanted to
> >> use it as the default engine for Firefox, could
> that be done?  If so, 
> >> how?
> >>
> >
> > That would only affect programs that use OpenSSL
> and which can be 
> > configured
> > to load and use a dynamic engine (e.g. auto config
> mechanism).
> >
> > Firefox doesn't use OpenSSL so it wont be
> affected.
> >
> > Steve.
> > --
> > Dr Stephen N. Henson. Email, S/MIME and PGP keys:
> see homepage
> > OpenSSL project core developer and freelance
> consultant.
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> >
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