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strange root certs in device manager

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firefly0
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When I opened the device manager (preferences -> advanced -> certificates -> security devices) I was surprised to find the following entry under "Root Certs":

path /home/<user name>/.mozilla/firefox/<profile name>/libnssckbi.so

The corresponding file does not exist at this location (the correct location is /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/nss/libnssckbi.so).

I'm wondering how this entry originated, and whether it should be deleted? It is dated Nov 2012. A fresh profile does not have any root certs in the device manager.

When I opened the device manager (preferences -> advanced -> certificates -> security devices) I was surprised to find the following entry under "Root Certs": path /home/<user name>/.mozilla/firefox/<profile name>/libnssckbi.so The corresponding file does not exist at this location (the correct location is /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/nss/libnssckbi.so). I'm wondering how this entry originated, and whether it should be deleted? It is dated Nov 2012. A fresh profile does not have any root certs in the device manager.

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FredMcD
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I've called the big guys to help you. Good luck.

cor-el
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The correct location of the libnssckbi.so file would be the Firefox installation directory and not the Firefox profile folder (~/.mozilla/firefox/).

firefly0
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cor-el said

The correct location of the libnssckbi.so file would be the Firefox installation directory and not the Firefox profile folder (~/.mozilla/firefox/).

Indeed. I have never set this preference manually, so I'm wondering what the preferences->advanced->certificates->security_devices->Root_Certs preference does, and whether setting it to a strange value could compromise security?