.. _mozilla_projects_nss_nss_3_16_1_release_notes:

NSS 3.16.1 release notes
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`Introduction <#introduction>`__
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   Network Security Services (NSS) 3.16.1 is a patch release for NSS 3.16. The bug fixes in NSS
   3.16.1 are described in the "Bugs Fixed" section below.



`Distribution Information <#distribution_information>`__
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   The HG tag is NSS_3_16_1_RTM. NSS 3.16.1 requires NSPR 4.10.5 or newer.

   NSS 3.16.1 source distributions are available on ftp.mozilla.org for secure HTTPS download:

   -  Source tarballs:
      https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/security/nss/releases/NSS_3_16_1_RTM/src/

.. _new_in_nss_3.16.1:

`New in NSS 3.16.1 <#new_in_nss_3.16.1>`__
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.. _new_functionality:

`New Functionality <#new_functionality>`__
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   -  Added the "ECC" flag for modutil to select the module used for elliptic curve cryptography
      (ECC) operations.

   .. rubric:: New Functions
      :name: new_functions

   -  *in pk11pub.h*

      -  **PK11_ExportDERPrivateKeyInfo and PK11_ExportPrivKeyInfo** - exports a private key in a
         DER-encoded ASN.1 PrivateKeyInfo type or a SECKEYPrivateKeyInfo structure. Only RSA private
         keys are supported now.

   -  *in secmod.h*

      -  **SECMOD_InternalToPubMechFlags** - converts from NSS-internal to public representation of
         mechanism flags.

   .. rubric:: New Types
      :name: new_types

   -  *in sslt.h*

      -  **ssl_padding_xtn** - the value of this enum constant changed from the experimental value
         35655 to the IANA-assigned value 21. .

   .. rubric:: New Macros
      :name: new_macros

   -  *in secmod.h*

      -  **PUBLIC_MECH_ECC_FLAG** - a public mechanism flag for elliptic curve cryptography (ECC)
         operations.

   -  *in utilmodt.h*

      -  **SECMOD_ECC_FLAG** - an NSS-internal mechanism flag for elliptic curve cryptography (ECC)
         operations. This macro has the same numeric value as **PUBLIC_MECH_ECC_FLAG.**

.. _notable_changes_in_nss_3.16.1:

`Notable Changes in NSS 3.16.1 <#notable_changes_in_nss_3.16.1>`__
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   -  Imposed `name constraints <https://hg.mozilla.org/projects/nss/rev/742307da0792>`__ on the
      French government root CA ANSSI (DCISS).

.. _bugs_fixed_in_nss_3.16.1:

`Bugs fixed in NSS 3.16.1 <#bugs_fixed_in_nss_3.16.1>`__
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   This Bugzilla query returns all the bugs fixed in NSS 3.16.1:

   https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?resolution=FIXED&classification=Components&query_format=advanced&product=NSS&target_milestone=3.16.1