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.. _mozilla_projects_nss_nss_3_16_1_release_notes:
NSS 3.16.1 release notes
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`Introduction <#introduction>`__
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Network Security Services (NSS) 3.16.1 is a patch release for NSS 3.16. The bug fixes in NSS
3.16.1 are described in the "Bugs Fixed" section below.
`Distribution Information <#distribution_information>`__
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The HG tag is NSS_3_16_1_RTM. NSS 3.16.1 requires NSPR 4.10.5 or newer.
NSS 3.16.1 source distributions are available on ftp.mozilla.org for secure HTTPS download:
- Source tarballs:
.. _new_in_nss_3.16.1:
`New in NSS 3.16.1 <#new_in_nss_3.16.1>`__
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.. _new_functionality:
`New Functionality <#new_functionality>`__
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- Added the "ECC" flag for modutil to select the module used for elliptic curve cryptography
(ECC) operations.
.. rubric:: New Functions
:name: new_functions
- *in pk11pub.h*
- **PK11_ExportDERPrivateKeyInfo and PK11_ExportPrivKeyInfo** - exports a private key in a
DER-encoded ASN.1 PrivateKeyInfo type or a SECKEYPrivateKeyInfo structure. Only RSA private
keys are supported now.
- *in secmod.h*
- **SECMOD_InternalToPubMechFlags** - converts from NSS-internal to public representation of
mechanism flags.
.. rubric:: New Types
:name: new_types
- *in sslt.h*
- **ssl_padding_xtn** - the value of this enum constant changed from the experimental value
35655 to the IANA-assigned value 21. .
.. rubric:: New Macros
:name: new_macros
- *in secmod.h*
- **PUBLIC_MECH_ECC_FLAG** - a public mechanism flag for elliptic curve cryptography (ECC)
operations.
- *in utilmodt.h*
- **SECMOD_ECC_FLAG** - an NSS-internal mechanism flag for elliptic curve cryptography (ECC)
operations. This macro has the same numeric value as **PUBLIC_MECH_ECC_FLAG.**
.. _notable_changes_in_nss_3.16.1:
`Notable Changes in NSS 3.16.1 <#notable_changes_in_nss_3.16.1>`__
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French government root CA ANSSI (DCISS).
.. _bugs_fixed_in_nss_3.16.1:
`Bugs fixed in NSS 3.16.1 <#bugs_fixed_in_nss_3.16.1>`__
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This Bugzilla query returns all the bugs fixed in NSS 3.16.1: