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diff --git a/security/nss/doc/html/modutil.html b/security/nss/doc/html/modutil.html index 5c53b0a62..b1adbf212 100644 --- a/security/nss/doc/html/modutil.html +++ b/security/nss/doc/html/modutil.html @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><title>MODUTIL</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.78.1"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="MODUTIL"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">MODUTIL</th></tr></table><hr></div><div class="refentry"><a name="modutil"></a><div class="titlepage"></div><div class="refnamediv"><h2>Name</h2><p>modutil — Manage PKCS #11 module information within the security module database.</p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>Synopsis</h2><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command">modutil</code> [<em class="replaceable"><code>options</code></em>] [[<em class="replaceable"><code>arguments</code></em>]]</p></div></div><div class="refsection"><a name="idm233245929376"></a><h2>STATUS</h2><p>This documentation is still work in progress. Please contribute to the initial review in <a class="ulink" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=836477" target="_top">Mozilla NSS bug 836477</a> +<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><title>MODUTIL</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets Vsnapshot"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="MODUTIL"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">MODUTIL</th></tr></table><hr></div><div class="refentry"><a name="modutil"></a><div class="titlepage"></div><div class="refnamediv"><h2>Name</h2><p>modutil — Manage PKCS #11 module information within the security module database.</p></div><div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>Synopsis</h2><div class="cmdsynopsis"><p><code class="command">modutil</code> [<em class="replaceable"><code>options</code></em>] [[<em class="replaceable"><code>arguments</code></em>]]</p></div></div><div class="refsection"><a name="idm45295675968160"></a><h2>STATUS</h2><p>This documentation is still work in progress. Please contribute to the initial review in <a class="ulink" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=836477" target="_top">Mozilla NSS bug 836477</a> </p></div><div class="refsection"><a name="description"></a><h2>Description</h2><p>The Security Module Database Tool, <span class="command"><strong>modutil</strong></span>, is a command-line utility for managing PKCS #11 module information both within <code class="filename">secmod.db</code> files and within hardware tokens. <span class="command"><strong>modutil</strong></span> can add and delete PKCS #11 modules, change passwords on security databases, set defaults, list module contents, enable or disable slots, enable or disable FIPS 140-2 compliance, and assign default providers for cryptographic operations. This tool can also create certificate, key, and module security database files.</p><p>The tasks associated with security module database management are part of a process that typically also involves managing key databases and certificate databases.</p></div><div class="refsection"><a name="options"></a><h2>Options</h2><p> Running <span class="command"><strong>modutil</strong></span> always requires one (and only one) option to specify the type of module operation. Each option may take arguments, anywhere from none to multiple arguments. </p><p><span class="command"><strong>Options</strong></span></p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term">-add modulename</span></dt><dd><p>Add the named PKCS #11 module to the database. Use this option with the <code class="option">-libfile</code>, <code class="option">-ciphers</code>, and <code class="option">-mechanisms</code> arguments.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-changepw tokenname</span></dt><dd><p>Change the password on the named token. If the token has not been initialized, this option initializes the password. Use this option with the <code class="option">-pwfile</code> and <code class="option">-newpwfile</code> arguments. A <span class="emphasis"><em>password</em></span> is equivalent to a personal identification number (PIN).</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-chkfips</span></dt><dd><p>Verify whether the module is in the given FIPS mode. <span class="command"><strong>true</strong></span> means to verify that the module is in FIPS mode, while <span class="command"><strong>false</strong></span> means to verify that the module is not in FIPS mode.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-create</span></dt><dd><p>Create new certificate, key, and module databases. Use the <code class="option">-dbdir</code> directory argument to specify a directory. If any of these databases already exist in a specified directory, <span class="command"><strong>modutil</strong></span> returns an error message.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-default modulename</span></dt><dd><p>Specify the security mechanisms for which the named module will be a default provider. The security mechanisms are specified with the <code class="option">-mechanisms</code> argument.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-delete modulename</span></dt><dd><p>Delete the named module. The default NSS PKCS #11 module cannot be deleted.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-disable modulename</span></dt><dd><p>Disable all slots on the named module. Use the <code class="option">-slot</code> argument to disable a specific slot.</p><p>The internal NSS PKCS #11 module cannot be disabled.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-enable modulename</span></dt><dd><p>Enable all slots on the named module. Use the <code class="option">-slot</code> argument to enable a specific slot.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-fips [true | false]</span></dt><dd><p>Enable (true) or disable (false) FIPS 140-2 compliance for the default NSS module.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-force</span></dt><dd><p>Disable <span class="command"><strong>modutil</strong></span>'s interactive prompts so it can be run from a script. Use this option only after manually testing each planned operation to check for warnings and to ensure that bypassing the prompts will cause no security lapses or loss of database integrity.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-jar JAR-file</span></dt><dd><p>Add a new PKCS #11 module to the database using the named JAR file. Use this command with the <code class="option">-installdir</code> and <code class="option">-tempdir</code> arguments. The JAR file uses the NSS PKCS #11 JAR format to identify all the files to be installed, the module's name, the mechanism flags, and the cipher flags, as well as any files to be installed on the target machine, including the PKCS #11 module library file and other files such as documentation. This is covered in the JAR installation file section in the man page, which details the special script needed to perform an installation through a server or with <span class="command"><strong>modutil</strong></span>. </p></dd><dt><span class="term">-list [modulename]</span></dt><dd><p>Display basic information about the contents of the <code class="filename">secmod.db</code> file. Specifying a <span class="emphasis"><em>modulename</em></span> displays detailed information about a particular module and its slots and tokens.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-rawadd</span></dt><dd><p>Add the module spec string to the <code class="filename">secmod.db</code> database.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-rawlist</span></dt><dd><p>Display the module specs for a specified module or for all loadable modules.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-undefault modulename</span></dt><dd><p>Specify the security mechanisms for which the named module will not be a default provider. The security mechanisms are specified with the <code class="option">-mechanisms</code> argument.</p></dd></dl></div><p><span class="command"><strong>Arguments</strong></span></p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term">MODULE</span></dt><dd><p>Give the security module to access.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">MODULESPEC</span></dt><dd><p>Give the security module spec to load into the security database.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-ciphers cipher-enable-list</span></dt><dd><p>Enable specific ciphers in a module that is being added to the database. The <span class="emphasis"><em>cipher-enable-list</em></span> is a colon-delimited list of cipher names. Enclose this list in quotation marks if it contains spaces.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-dbdir [sql:]directory</span></dt><dd><p>Specify the database directory in which to access or create security module database files.</p><p><span class="command"><strong>modutil</strong></span> supports two types of databases: the legacy security databases (<code class="filename">cert8.db</code>, <code class="filename">key3.db</code>, and <code class="filename">secmod.db</code>) and new SQLite databases (<code class="filename">cert9.db</code>, <code class="filename">key4.db</code>, and <code class="filename">pkcs11.txt</code>). If the prefix <span class="command"><strong>sql:</strong></span> is not used, then the tool assumes that the given databases are in the old format.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">--dbprefix prefix</span></dt><dd><p>Specify the prefix used on the database files, such as <code class="filename">my_</code> for <code class="filename">my_cert8.db</code>. This option is provided as a special case. Changing the names of the certificate and key databases is not recommended.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-installdir root-installation-directory</span></dt><dd><p>Specify the root installation directory relative to which files will be installed by the <code class="option">-jar</code> option. This directory should be one below which it is appropriate to store dynamic library files, such as a server's root directory.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-libfile library-file</span></dt><dd><p>Specify a path to a library file containing the implementation of the PKCS #11 interface module that is being added to the database.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-mechanisms mechanism-list</span></dt><dd><p>Specify the security mechanisms for which a particular module will be flagged as a default provider. The <span class="emphasis"><em>mechanism-list</em></span> is a colon-delimited list of mechanism names. Enclose this list in quotation marks if it contains spaces.</p><p>The module becomes a default provider for the listed mechanisms when those mechanisms are enabled. If more than one module claims to be a particular mechanism's default provider, that mechanism's default provider is undefined.</p><p><span class="command"><strong>modutil</strong></span> supports several mechanisms: RSA, DSA, RC2, RC4, RC5, AES, DES, DH, SHA1, SHA256, SHA512, SSL, TLS, MD5, MD2, RANDOM (for random number generation), and FRIENDLY (meaning certificates are publicly readable).</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-newpwfile new-password-file</span></dt><dd><p>Specify a text file containing a token's new or replacement password so that a password can be entered automatically with the <code class="option">-changepw</code> option.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-nocertdb</span></dt><dd><p>Do not open the certificate or key databases. This has several effects:</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" style="list-style-type: disc; "><li class="listitem"><p>With the <code class="option">-create</code> command, only a module security file is created; certificate and key databases are not created.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>With the <code class="option">-jar</code> command, signatures on the JAR file are not checked.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>With the <code class="option">-changepw</code> command, the password on the NSS internal module cannot be set or changed, since this password is stored in the key database.</p></li></ul></div></dd><dt><span class="term">-pwfile old-password-file</span></dt><dd><p>Specify a text file containing a token's existing password so that a password can be entered automatically when the <code class="option">-changepw</code> option is used to change passwords.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-secmod secmodname</span></dt><dd><p>Give the name of the security module database (like <code class="filename">secmod.db</code>) to load.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-slot slotname</span></dt><dd><p>Specify a particular slot to be enabled or disabled with the <code class="option">-enable</code> or <code class="option">-disable</code> options.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-string CONFIG_STRING</span></dt><dd><p>Pass a configuration string for the module being added to the database.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">-tempdir temporary-directory</span></dt><dd><p>Give a directory location where temporary files are created during the installation by the <code class="option">-jar</code> option. If no temporary directory is specified, the current directory is used.</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="refsection"><a name="usage-and-examples"></a><h2>Usage and Examples</h2><p><span class="command"><strong>Creating Database Files</strong></span></p><p>Before any operations can be performed, there must be a set of security databases available. <span class="command"><strong>modutil</strong></span> can be used to create these files. The only required argument is the database that where the databases will be located.</p><pre class="programlisting">modutil -create -dbdir [sql:]directory</pre><p><span class="command"><strong>Adding a Cryptographic Module</strong></span></p><p>Adding a PKCS #11 module means submitting a supporting library file, enabling its ciphers, and setting default provider status for various security mechanisms. This can be done by supplying all of the information through <span class="command"><strong>modutil</strong></span> directly or by running a JAR file and install script. For the most basic case, simply upload the library:</p><pre class="programlisting">modutil -add modulename -libfile library-file [-ciphers cipher-enable-list] [-mechanisms mechanism-list] </pre><p>For example: @@ -63,9 +63,11 @@ Listing of PKCS #11 Modules slot: NSS Internal Cryptographic Services token: NSS Generic Crypto Services + uri: pkcs11:token=NSS%20Generic%20Crypto%20Services;manufacturer=Mozilla%20Foundation;serial=0000000000000000;model=NSS%203 slot: NSS User Private Key and Certificate Services token: NSS Certificate DB + uri: pkcs11:token=NSS%20Certificate%20DB;manufacturer=Mozilla%20Foundation;serial=0000000000000000;model=NSS%203 -----------------------------------------------------------</pre><p>Passing a specific module name with the <code class="option">-list</code> returns details information about the module itself, like supported cipher mechanisms, version numbers, serial numbers, and other information about the module and the token it is loaded on. For example:</p><pre class="programlisting"> modutil -list "NSS Internal PKCS #11 Module" -dbdir sql:/home/my/sharednssdb ----------------------------------------------------------- |