711015 - Defer PKCS#12 (libsmime) initialization so that it doesn't occur during startup (during nsNSSComponent::Init)

Status: NEW

(Core :: Security: PSM, enhancement, P3)

Description

[Brian Smith (:briansmith, :bsmith, use NEEDINFO?)]

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #711014 +++

http://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/annotate/beac16509534/security/manager/ssl/src/nsNSSComponent.cpp#l1753

PKCS#12 support is almost never used in any Gecko-based product, and SMIME support is basically never used in Firefox. By moving the following calls out of nsNSSCompoennt::Init, we may be able to completely defer the loading of libsmime in Gecko (and especially Firefox) until well after startup.

1806       // Enable ciphers for PKCS#12
1807       SEC_PKCS12EnableCipher(PKCS12_RC4_40, 1);
1808       SEC_PKCS12EnableCipher(PKCS12_RC4_128, 1);
1809       SEC_PKCS12EnableCipher(PKCS12_RC2_CBC_40, 1);
1810       SEC_PKCS12EnableCipher(PKCS12_RC2_CBC_128, 1);
1811       SEC_PKCS12EnableCipher(PKCS12_DES_56, 1);
1812       SEC_PKCS12EnableCipher(PKCS12_DES_EDE3_168, 1);
1813       SEC_PKCS12SetPreferredCipher(PKCS12_DES_EDE3_168, 1);