Nss; Jss And The Java/Jni Layer - Netscape MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 6.01 Installation And Setup Manual

System Architecture
Any PKCS #11 module can be used with Certificate Management System. The
server uses a file called
You can modify this file using the
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/tools/
example, you need to modify
accelerators for use in signing operations.

NSS

Network Security Services (NSS) is a set of libraries designed to support
cross-platform development of security-enabled communications applications.
Applications built with the NSS libraries support the SSL protocol for
authentication, tamper detection, and encryption as well as the PKCS #11 interface
for cryptographic token interfaces. Netscape uses NSS to support these features in
a wide range of products, including Certificate Management System.
For more information about NSS, check this site:
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/
As shown in Figure 1-10, NSS communicates with PKCS #11 modules through the
PKCS #11 interface and in turn provides the foundation for Java Security Services
and higher Java layers.

JSS and the Java/JNI Layer

Java Security Services (JSS) provides a Java interface for security operations
performed by NSS. JSS and higher levels of the Certificate Management System
architecture are built with the Java Native Interface (JNI), which provides binary
compatibility across different versions of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). This
design allows customized subsystem services to be compiled and built just once
and run on a range of platforms.
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to keep track of the modules that are available.
secmod.db
tool, which is explained at the
modutil
if you are installing hardware
secmod.db
site. For