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Open Source PKI Projects
Newsgroup: netscape.public.mozilla.crypto
Yell at the manager: Bob Lord
Open Source PKI projects include:
- Network Security Services (NSS). Libraries designed to support cross-platform
development of security-enabled server applications. Applications built with NSS can support
SSL v2 and v3,
TLS,
PKCS #5,
PKCS #7,
PKCS #11,
PKCS #12,
S/MIME,
X.509 v3 certificates, and
other security standards. The Sun-Netscape Alliance uses NSS to support these standards in a wide
range of products, including iPlanet Certificate Management System, iPlanet Web Server,
iPlanet Directory Server, and iPlanet Messaging Server. NSS also provides the security foundation for
the Netscape Communicator client.
- Personal Security Manager (PSM). Libraries and a daemon designed to
support cross-platform development of security-enabled client applications. Built on top of NSS,
these libraries are currently being used by the Sun-Netscape Alliance for ongoing development
of a security module for use with Netscape Communicator 4.7 and Seamonkey. For information on
downloading Netscape Personal Security Manager 1.01 for use with Netscape Communicator 4.7 and later versions, see
Netscape Personal Security Manager.
For information about downloading the source code for these projects, see Download PKI Source.
Goals for the Open Source PKI projects include:
- Improve the quality, scalability, and feature set of security code used to create PKI products.
- Encourage the development and deployment of PKI-enabled applications and services throughout the industry,
including support for PKI features in more open source applications.
- Improve confidence in security software by encouraging open review of source code.
- Accelerate the growth of a standards-based security foundation for ecommerce and the Internet.
News & Information
Recent press releases and other sources of information:
Status Summary
Most of the NSS and PSM source code is now available for download, but it will
not yet build. We are providing it now for informational purposes only. All potentially
encumbered code (including
core encryption code licensed from RSA Security--see
Mozilla Crypto FAQ for details) has been removed.
We are currently working out CVS details, build details, and contribution mechanisms.
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