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How does NSS compare to OpenSSL?

April 26, 2017compare nss OpenSSL

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How does NSS compare to OpenSSL?

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OpenSSL is an open source project that implements server-side SSL, TLS, and a general-purpose cryptography library. It does not support PKCS #11. It is based on the SSLeay library developed by Eric A. Young and Tim J. Hudson. OpenSSL is widely used in Apache servers and is licensed under an Apache-style licence. NSS supports both server and client applications as well as PKCS #11 and S/MIME. To permit its use in as many contexts as possible, NSS is triple-licensed under the Mozilla Public License, the GNU General Public License, and the GNU Lesser General Public License. You may choose to use the code either under the terms of the MPL or the GPL or the LGPL.