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This README file explains how to add a builtin root CA certificate to NSS
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or remove a builtin root CA certificate from NSS.
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The builtin root CA certificates in NSS are stored in the nssckbi PKCS #11
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module. The sources to the nssckbi module are in this directory.
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I. Adding a Builtin Root CA Certificate
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You need to use the addbuiltin command-line tool to add a root CA certificate
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to the nssckbi module. In the procedure described below, we assume that the
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new root CA certificate is distributed in DER format in the file newroot.der.
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1. Build addbuiltin by doing gmake in mozilla/security/nss/cmd/addbuiltin.
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(addbuiltin is not built by default.)
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2. Add the directory where the addbuiltin executable resides to your PATH
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environment variable. Then, add the directory where the NSPR and NSS shared
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libraries (DLLs) reside to the platform-specific environment variable that
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specifies your shared library search path: LD_LIBRARY_PATH (most Unix
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variants), SHLIB_PATH (32-bit HP-UX), LIBPATH (AIX), or PATH (Windows).
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3. Copy newroot.der to this directory.
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4. In this directory, run addbuiltin to add the new root certificate. The
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argument to the -n option should be replaced by the name of the root
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certificate. Then run "gmake generate".
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% addbuiltin -n "Name of the Root Certificate" -t C,C,C < newroot.der >> certdata.txt
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5. Edit nssckbi.h to bump the version of the module.
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6. Run gmake in this directory to build the nssckbi module.
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7. After you verify that the new nssckbi module is correct, check in
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certdata.txt, certdata.c, and nssckbi.h.
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II. Removing a Builtin Root CA Certificate
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1. Change directory to this directory.
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2. Edit certdata.txt and remove the root CA certificate.
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3. Run "gmake generate".
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4. Edit nssckbi.h to bump the version of the module.
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5. Run gmake in this directory to build the nssckbi module.
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6. After you verify that the new nssckbi module is correct, check in
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certdata.txt, certdata.c, and nssckbi.h.