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authorjorgelo@chromium.org <jorgelo@chromium.org@0039d316-1c4b-4281-b951-d872f2087c98>2012-11-17 03:57:56 +0000
committerjorgelo@chromium.org <jorgelo@chromium.org@0039d316-1c4b-4281-b951-d872f2087c98>2012-11-17 03:57:56 +0000
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Initialize NSS in the PPAPI process for ClearKey CDM.
BUG=156864 TEST=content_browsertests passes on linux_rel_precise. Review URL: https://chromiumcodereview.appspot.com/11411013 git-svn-id: svn://svn.chromium.org/chrome/trunk/src@168372 0039d316-1c4b-4281-b951-d872f2087c98
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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/crypto/nss_util.h b/crypto/nss_util.h
index 9e09d6d..25043f9 100644
--- a/crypto/nss_util.h
+++ b/crypto/nss_util.h
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@ CRYPTO_EXPORT void EarlySetupForNSSInit();
// thread-safe, and NSPR will only ever be initialized once.
CRYPTO_EXPORT void EnsureNSPRInit();
+// Initialize NSS safely for strict sandboxing. This function makes sure that
+// NSS is initialized safely and will have proper entropy in a restricted,
+// sandboxed environment.
+//
+// As a defense in depth measure, this function should be called in a sandboxed
+// environment to make sure NSS will not load security modules that could
+// expose private data and keys. Make sure to get an LGTM from Security
+// if you use this.
+CRYPTO_EXPORT void WarmUpNSSSafely();
+
// Initialize NSS if it isn't already initialized. This must be called before
// any other NSS functions. This function is thread-safe, and NSS will only
// ever be initialized once.
@@ -58,7 +68,7 @@ CRYPTO_EXPORT void EnsureNSSInit();
// WARNING: Use this with caution.
CRYPTO_EXPORT void ForceNSSNoDBInit();
-// This methods is used to disable checks in NSS when used in a forked process.
+// This method is used to disable checks in NSS when used in a forked process.
// NSS checks whether it is running a forked process to avoid problems when
// using user security modules in a forked process. However if we are sure
// there are no modules loaded before the process is forked then there is no