NAME¶

nss_pcache - Helper program used to store token password pins

SYNOPSIS¶

nss_pcache <semid> <fips on/off>

DESCRIPTION¶

A helper program used by the Apache httpd mod_nss plug-in to store the NSS PKCS #11 token password pins between restarts of Apache.

Whenever an Apache httpd process configured to use the mod_nss plug-in is started, this program will be automatically invoked via reference to the mod_nss configuration file stored under /etc/httpd/conf.d/nss.conf which contains the following default entry:

# Pass Phrase Helper:
# This helper program stores the token password pins between
# restarts of Apache.
#
# NOTE: Located at '/usr/sbin/nss_pcache' prior
# to 'mod_nss-1.0.8-22'.
#
NSSPassPhraseHelper /usr/libexec/nss_pcache

OPTIONS¶

<semid>

The semaphore which corresponds to the mod_nss plug-in registered with the Apache httpd process during startup.

<fips on/off>

Specifies whether FIPS mode should be enabled, on, or disabled, off. By default, FIPS mode is disabled, and no variable is specified in /etc/httpd/conf.d/nss.conf. To enable FIPS mode, establish password access for the specified NSS security databases, and specify the following variable in /etc/httpd/conf.d/nss.conf:

NSSFIPS on

BUGS¶

Report bugs to http://bugzilla.redhat.com.

AUTHORS¶

Rob Crittenden <rcritten@redhat.com>.

COPYRIGHT¶

Copyright (c) 2013 Red Hat, Inc. This is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); no one may use this file except in compliance with the License. A copy of this license is available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.