Is information available describing the format of the PSM key and certificate database, so that other software can reuse existing user keys and certificates managed by PSM?
Yes, documentation of the database format is available; however we cannot guarantee that the format of the database will remain unchanged in the future. The initial release of SSL, S/MIME, and general PKI source code from iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions includes some documentation on the format of the key and certificate database. As with Mozilla documentation in general, mozilla.org will be glad to host any other documentation contributed to describe database formats, APIs, and other technical aspects of the released SSL, S/MIME, and PKI source code. However, as with APIs internal to Mozilla modules, mozilla.org cannot guarantee that the format of the key and certificate database will remain unchanged over time; in particular, changes may be introduced at some point that break compatibility with existing applications. Also, changing the database directly from an application risks causing database corruption and subsequent problems in PSM and applications like Mozilla using PSM. For these
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