Firefox Changes Root Certificate Handling Procedures on Windows

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  • Rustys
    PCHF Member
    • Jul 2016
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    Firefox Changes Root Certificate Handling Procedures on Windows

    New certificate handling procedure coming in Firefox 49

    Mozilla would be changing the way Firefox on Windows handles root certificates, David Keeler, Mozilla Engineer, announced yesterday.

    Few Firefox users know about the browser’s certificate store, a place where the browser stores digital certificates used in the process of establishing encrypted communications.

    On Windows, Firefox keeps its own certificate store, which is different from the Windows certificate store that Microsoft uses for Internet Explorer, Edge, but also for applications installed on the PC.

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  • veeg
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    • Jul 2016
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