Ralf Hauser wrote:

> Is it possible to access the 36 bytes as per 
> http://www.rfc.net/rfc2246.html#s7.4.9. 
> (20 bytes of SHA-1 and 16 bytes of MD5)?

Of what value are these items to anything outside of the SSL/TLS protocol
itself?

> P.S.: Alternatively, after the handshake has completed, is it possible to 
> access the SSL/TLS session key that was negotiated. 

Directly?   To the bits of they key itself?  or to a handle for that key?

Again, why is this value of interest to anything outside of SSL itself?

> I see that I can get at the serverCert in
> http://xulplanet.com/references/xpcomref/ifaces/nsISSLStatus.html

Yes, unlike the other values requested above, the cert is public info,
and is typically sent over the wire in the clear.

-- 
Nelson B
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