SecurityEngineering/mozpkix-testing: Difference between revisions

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#* Download by selecting the .tar.bz2 (Linux), .dmg (Mac), or .exe (Windows) file.
#* Download by selecting the .tar.bz2 (Linux), .dmg (Mac), or .exe (Windows) file.
#* After downloading, extract and run this nightly browser, which will be called FirefoxNightly.
#* After downloading, extract and run this nightly browser, which will be called FirefoxNightly.
# mozilla::pkix should be enabled by default. Ensure that it is by doing the following:
# In Firefox 33 and later, mozilla::pkix is enabled by default, and there is no longer an about:config option to disable it.
# In Firefox 31 and Firefox 32 mozilla::pkix is enabled by default, and there is an about:config option that can be used to disable and enable it. In Firefox 31 and Firefox 32 you can ensure that mozilla::pkix is enabled by doing the following:
#* Open [http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config about:config] in Firefox
#* Open [http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config about:config] in Firefox
#* Locate the preference "security.use_mozillapkix_verification"
#* Locate the preference "security.use_mozillapkix_verification"
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# Browse to various websites with known valid and expired/revoked/etc SSL certificates.  
# Browse to various websites with known valid and expired/revoked/etc SSL certificates.  
#* Note to CAs: Be sure to check EV status, and check chains through all currently-used intermediate certs.
#* Note to CAs: Be sure to check EV status, and check chains through all currently-used intermediate certs.
# If you don't get the expected result, then try again without using mozilla::pkix to see if the unexpected result is actually due to mozilla::pkix.
# If you don't get the expected result, then in Firefox 31 and Firefox 32 you can try again without using mozilla::pkix to see if the unexpected result is actually due to mozilla::pkix.
#* In [http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config about:config] toggle "security.use_mozillapkix_verification" to false
#* In [http://kb.mozillazine.org/About:config about:config] toggle "security.use_mozillapkix_verification" to false
#** Or switch to a previously released version of Firefox
#** Or switch to a previously released version of Firefox
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