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And here is compulsory email thread explaining some context: https://groups.google.com/forum/?_escaped_fragment_=msg/mozilla.dev.tech.crypto/4F3z644W8BM/aUq9UB
by majke 13y ago
And here is compulsory email thread explaining some context:
https://groups.google.com/forum/?_escaped_fragment_=msg/mozilla.dev.tech.crypto/4F3z644W8BM/aUq9UBh7rNYJ#!msg/mozilla.dev.tech.crypto/4F3z644W8BM/aUq9UBh7rNYJ https://groups.google.com/forum/?_escaped_fragment_=msg/mozi...
> Strange that "PKCS#11 support" is listed as a "con" for NSS
> It was not accidental that it was listed under "Con", nor do I see ENGINE_pkcs11 as a "Pro"
- ewindisch 13y agoThis conversation circles back to Theo de Raadt's argument that developers are caring too much about performance in security-critical applications.
- pfortuny 13y agoWhich is the typical point in which Theo de Raadt is right even though he may be saying so quite singularly. This is another instance of the lack of 'engineering' in Computer Science/Programming/you name it. Engineers have long ago learnt that you need "automatic" standards and compliance before, during and after building anything, and that the best practice is always assuming thing will go wrong. This, unfortunately, is not the case with programming as we can see time and again. But I digress.
- mike_hearn 13y agoSmartcard support is pretty important for a lot of people. If Chrome drops that feature, that would be a huge shame.
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