Where are SSL certificates stored?

iOS Monkey

I understand how SSL works, but my question is more about the storage of certificates on the client side. To understand the exact context, let's assume I'm writing my own browser. My rendering part will be done by WebKit and the HTTP request handling part will be done by libCurl. libCurl has an option called CURLOPT_CAPATH through which I can tell libCurl a folder location, which is what libCurl might be referring to as a trusted certificate authority. But I don't know which location is that? is OS specific, my browser type application should work on multiple platforms.

  1. Where do OSx and Windows keep their certificates?
  2. Is it a unified directory? or split into multiple locations?
  3. Windows keeps them in the registry instead of the directory?

  4. Multiple browsers on the same OS use the same certificate store, or are all browsers in their certificate store?

  5. Do I need to worry about nss?

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Where do OSx and Windows keep their certificates?

OS X stores certificates in the keychain. Windows stores certificates in the certificate store.

Is it a unified directory?

no.

or split into multiple locations?

Yes.

Windows keeps them in the registry instead of the directory?

Windows stores certificates in the certificate store. It has file support, but you can't operate on files directly.

Multiple browsers on the same OS use the same certificate store, or are all browsers in their certificate store?

it depends on.

Firefox and Opera come with their own set of trust anchors (CA Certifcates).

Chrome uses the store provided by the operating system.

Safari uses the certificate from the keychain.

IE uses the certificate in the certificate store.

I'm not sure what other browsers do. For example, I don't know where Iceweasel and Dillo get their list of trust anchors.

Do I need to worry about nss?

it depends on. What are you thinking about?

... CURLOPT_CAPATH...

When using cURL, the "ca-certs" file is usually used. See CA certificates automatically converted from mozilla.org .

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