pkcs11.installModule()
Installs the named PKCS #11 module, making it available to Firefox.
This is an asynchronous function that returns a Promise
.
Syntax
js
let installing = browser.pkcs11.installModule(
name, // string
flags // integer
)
Parameters
name
-
string
. Name of the module to install. This must match thename
property in the PKCS #11 manifest for the module. flags
Optional-
integer
. Flags to pass to the module.
Return value
A Promise
that will be fulfilled with no arguments once the module is installed.
If the module could not be found or some other error occurs, the promise will be rejected with an error message.
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
Examples
Installs a module, then lists its slots and list the tokens they contain:
js
function onInstalled() {
return browser.pkcs11.getModuleSlots("my_module");
}
function onGotSlots(slots) {
for (const slot of slots) {
console.log(`Slot: ${slot.name}`);
if (slot.token) {
console.log(`Contains token: ${slot.token.name}`);
} else {
console.log("Is empty");
}
}
}
browser.pkcs11.installModule("my_module").then(onInstalled).then(onGotSlots);