Firefox uses NSS, which accepts plugins that conform to the PKCS#11 API.

-Kyle H

On 4/30/06, 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.
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