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modutil — Manage PKCS #11 module information within the NSS security module database. More information: <https

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Problem

How to use the modutil command: Manage PKCS #11 module information within the NSS security module database. More information: <https://manned.org/modutil>.

Solution

modutil — Manage PKCS #11 module information within the NSS security module database. More information: <https://manned.org/modutil>.

Add a PKCS #11 module to a NSS database (e.g. a Firefox profile: $HOME/.mozilla/firefox/default-release):

modutil -dbdir sql:{{path/to/nss_database_directory}} -add "{{module_label}}" -libfile {{path/to/pkcs11_mod.so}}

List PKCS #11 modules in a NSS database:

modutil -dbdir sql:{{path/to/nss_database_directory}} -list

Code Snippets

Add a PKCS #11 module to a NSS database (e.g. a Firefox profile: `$HOME/.mozilla/firefox/default-release`)

modutil -dbdir sql:{{path/to/nss_database_directory}} -add "{{module_label}}" -libfile {{path/to/pkcs11_mod.so}}

List PKCS #11 modules in a NSS database

modutil -dbdir sql:{{path/to/nss_database_directory}} -list

Context

tldr-pages: common/modutil

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