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<title>PKCS #11 JAR Format</title>
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<center><h1>PKCS #11 JAR Format</h1></center>
<p>PKCS #11 modules can be packaged into JAR files that support automatic
installation onto the filesystem and into the security module database.
The JAR file should contain:
<ul>
<li>All files that will be installed onto the target machine. This will
include at least the PKCS #11 module library file (.DLL or .so), and
may also include any other file that should be installed (such as
documentation).
<li>A script to perform the installation.
</ul>
The script can be in one of two forms. If the JAR file is to be
run by Communicator (or any program that interprets Javascript), the
instructions will be in the form of a SmartUpdate script.
</a> on creating this script can be found on DevEdge.
<p>If the
JAR file is to be run by a server, modutil, or any other program that
doesn't interpret Javascript, a special information file must be included
in the format described in this document.
<h2>Declaring the Script in the Manifest File</h2>
The script can have any name, but it must be declared in the manifest file
of the JAR archive. The metainfo tag for this is
<code>Pkcs11_install_script</code>. Meta-information is put in the manifest
file by putting it in a file which is passed to
<a href="http://developer.netscape.com/software/index_frame.html?content=signedobj/jarpack.html#signtool1.3">Signtool</a>. For example,
suppose the PKCS #11 installer script is in the file <code>pk11install</code>.
In Signtool's metainfo file, you would have a line like this:
<blockquote><pre>
+ Pkcs11_install_script: pk11install
</pre></blockquote>
<h2>Sample Script File</h2>
<blockquote><pre>
ForwardCompatible { IRIX:6.2:mips Solaris:5.5.1:sparc }
Platforms {
WINNT::x86 {
ModuleName { "Fortezza Module" }
ModuleFile { win32/fort32.dll }
DefaultMechanismFlags{0x0001}
DefaultCipherFlags{0x0001}
Files {
win32/setup.exe {
Executable
RelativePath { %temp%/setup.exe }
}
win32/setup.hlp {
RelativePath { %temp%/setup.hlp }
}
win32/setup.cab {
RelativePath { %temp%/setup.cab }
}
}
}
WIN95::x86 {
EquivalentPlatform {WINNT::x86}
}
Solaris:5.5.1:sparc {
ModuleName { "Fortezza UNIX Module" }
ModuleFile { unix/fort.so }
DefaultMechanismFlags{0x0001}
CipherEnableFlags{0x0001}
Files {
unix/fort.so {
RelativePath{%root%/lib/fort.so}
AbsolutePath{/usr/local/netscape/lib/fort.so}
FilePermissions{555}
}
xplat/instr.html {
RelativePath{%root%/docs/inst.html}
AbsolutePath{/usr/local/netscape/docs/inst.html}
FilePermissions{555}
}
}
}
IRIX:6.2:mips {
EquivalentPlatform { Solaris:5.5.1:sparc }
}
}
</pre></blockquote>
<hr>
<h2>Script File Grammar</h2>
<blockquote><pre>
--> <i>valuelist</i>
<i>valuelist</i> --> <i>value</i> <i>valuelist</i>
<i> </i> <i><null></i>
<i>value</i> --> <i>key_value_pair</i>
<i> </i> <i>string</i>
<i>key_value_pair</i> --> <i>key</i> { <i>valuelist</i> }
<i>key</i> --> <i>string</i>
<i>string</i> --> <i>simple_string</i>
<i> </i> "<i>complex_string</i>"
<i>simple_string</i> --> [^ \t\n\""{""}"]+ <font size=-1><i>(no whitespace, quotes, or braces)</i></font>
<i>complex_string</i> --> ([^\"\\\r\n]|(\\\")|(\\\\))+ <font size=-1><i>(quotes and backslashes must be escaped with a backslash, no newlines or carriage returns are allowed in the string)</i></font>
</pre></blockquote>
Outside of complex strings, all whitespace (space, tab, newline) is considered
equal and is used only to delimit tokens.
<hr>
<h2>Keys</h2>
Keys are case-insensitive.
<h3>Global Keys</h3>
<dl>
<dt><code>ForwardCompatible</code>
<dd>Gives a list of platforms that are forward compatible. If the current
platform cannot be found in the list of supported platforms, then the
ForwardCompatible list will be checked for any platforms that have the same
OS and architecture and an earlier version. If one is found, its
attributes will be used for the current platform.
<dt><code>Platforms</code> (<i>required</i>)
<dd>Gives a list of platforms. Each entry in the list is itself a key-value
pair:
the key is the name of the platform, and the valuelist contains various
attributes of the platform. The ModuleName, ModuleFile, and Files attributes
must be specified, unless an EquivalentPlatform attribute is specified.
The platform string is in the following
format: <u><i>system name</i></u>:<u><i>os release</i></u>:<u><i>architecture</i></u>. The installer
will obtain these values from NSPR. <u><i>os release</i></u> is an empty
string on non-UNIX operating systems. The following system names and platforms
are currently defined by NSPR:<code>
<ul>
<li>AIX (rs6000)
<li>BSDI (x86)
<li>FREEBSD (x86)
<li>HPUX (hppa1.1)
<li>IRIX (mips)
<li>LINUX (ppc, alpha, x86)
<li>MacOS (PowerPC) </code>(<i>Note: NSPR actually defines the OS as
"</i><code>Mac OS</code><i>". The
space makes the name unsuitable for being embedded in identifiers. Until
NSPR changes, you will have to add some special code to deal with this case.
</i>)<code>
<li>NCR (x86)
<li>NEC (mips)
<li>OS2 (x86)
<li>OSF (alpha)
<li>ReliantUNIX (mips)
<li>SCO (x86)
<li>SOLARIS (sparc)
<li>SONY (mips)
<li>SUNOS (sparc)
<li>UnixWare (x86)
<li>WIN95 (x86)
<li>WINNT (x86)
</ul>
</code>
Examples of valid platform strings: <code>IRIX:6.2:mips, Solaris:5.5.1:sparc,
Linux:2.0.32:x86, WIN95::x86</code>.
</dl>
<h3>Per-Platform Keys</h3>
These keys only have meaning within the value list of an entry in
the <code>Platforms</code> list.
<dl>
<dt><code>ModuleName</code> (<i>required</i>)
<dd>Gives the common name for the module. This name will be used to
reference the module from Communicator, modutil, servers, or any other
program that uses the Netscape security module database.
<dt><code>ModuleFile</code> (<i>required</i>)
<dd>Names the PKCS #11 module file (DLL or .so) for this platform. The name
is given as the relative path of the file within the JAR archive.
<dt><code>Files</code> (<i>required</i>)
<dd>Lists the files that should be installed for this module. Each entry
in the file list is a key-value pair: the key is the path of the file in
the JAR archive, and
the valuelist contains attributes of the file. At least RelativePath and
AbsoluteDir must be specified in this valuelist.
<dt><code>DefaultMechanismFlags</code>
<dd>This key-value pair specifies
of which mechanisms this module will be a default provider. It is a bitstring
specified in hexadecimal (0x) format. It is constructed as a bitwise OR
of the following constants. If the <code>DefaultMechanismFlags</code>
entry is omitted, the value will default to 0x0.
<blockquote><pre>
RSA: 0x0000 0001
DSA: 0x0000 0002
RC2: 0x0000 0004
RC4: 0x0000 0008
DES: 0x0000 0010
DH: 0x0000 0020
FORTEZZA: 0x0000 0040
RC5: 0x0000 0080
SHA1: 0x0000 0100
MD5: 0x0000 0200
MD2: 0x0000 0400
RANDOM: 0x0800 0000
FRIENDLY: 0x1000 0000
OWN_PW_DEFAULTS: 0x2000 0000
DISABLE: 0x4000 0000
</pre></blockquote>
<dt><code>CipherEnableFlags</code>
<dd>This key-value pair specifies
which SSL ciphers will be enabled. It is a bitstring specified in
hexadecimal (0x) format. It is constructed as a bitwise OR of the following
constants. If the <code>CipherEnableFlags</code> entry is omitted, the
value will default to 0x0.
<blockquote><pre>
FORTEZZA: 0x0000 0001
</pre></blockquote>
<dt><code>EquivalentPlatform</code>
<dd>Specifies that the attributes of the named platform should also be used
for the current platform. Saves typing when there is more than one platform
that uses the same settings.
</dl>
<h3>Per-File Keys</h3>
These keys only have meaning within the valuelist of an entry in a
<code>Files</code> list. At least one of <code>RelativePath</code> and
<code>AbsolutePath</code> must be specified. If both are specified, the
relative path will be tried first and the absolute path used only if no
relative root directory is provided by the installer program.
<dl>
<dt><code>RelativePath</code>
<dd>Specifies the destination directory of the file, relative to some directory
decided at install-time. Two variables can be used in the relative
path, "%root%" and "%temp%". "%root%" will be replaced at run-time with
the directory relative to which files should be installed; for
example, it may be the server's root directory or Communicator's root
directory. "%temp%" is a directory that will be created at the beginning
of the installation and destroyed at the end of the installation. Its purpose
is to hold executable files (such as setup programs), or files that are
used by these programs. For example, a Windows installation might consist
of a <code>setup.exe</code> installation program, a help file, and a .cab file
containing compressed information. All these files could be installed into the
temporary directory. Files destined for the temporary directory are guaranteed
to be in place before any executable file is run, and will not be deleted
until all executable files have finished.
<dt><code>AbsoluteDir</code>
<dd>Specifies the destination directory of the file as an absolute path.
This will only be used if the installer is unable to determine a
relative directory.
<dt><code>Executable</code>
<dd>This string specifies that the file is to be executed during the
course of the
installation. Typically this would be used for a setup program provided
by a module vendor, such as a self-extracting <code>setup.exe</code>.
More than one file can be specified as executable, in which case they will
be run in the order they are specified in the script file.
<dt><code>FilePermissions</code>
<dd>This string is interpreted as a string of octal digits, according to the
standard UNIX format. It is a bitwise OR of the following constants:
<blockquote><pre>
user read: 400
user write: 200
user execute: 100
group read: 040
group write: 020
group execute: 010
other read: 004
other write: 002
other execute: 001
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Some platforms may not understand these permissions. They will only be
applied insofar as makes sense for the current platform. If this attribute
is omitted, a default of 777 is assumed.
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