Dave Pinn wrote:
> I need to clarify something: there are two states in which I can have my
> notebook (the one with the TPM):
>
> 1. Certificates directly (via ProtectTools import function) and fully
> (the icons indicate that private keys are available) imported into the
> TPM. This is the state in which I found my machine at the end of the
> certificate purchase process that I described earlier in detail. In this
> state, Thunderbird *cannot* see the certificates; nor can certutil.

That's an issue that the developers of the PKCS#11 module for the TPM
need to investigate.  If they want help from mozilla developers, we're
willing to help them.  I encourage you to raise that issue with them.

> 2. Certificates indirectly (via Thunderbird) imported into the TPM. In
> this state, Thunderbird can see and use the certificates to sign and
> validate signed e-mails;  but the icons in the ProtectTools Certificate
> Viewer show that the private key is not available. certutil *can* see
> the certificates (I will re-verify this later tonight). It is unclear to
> me where the private keys are in fact stored; and that is my only
> remaining concern.

We'll stay tuned for the certutil output.  :-)

-- 
Nelson B
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