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.. _mozilla_projects_nss:
Legacy documentation
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getting_started_with_nss/index.rst
introduction_to_network_security_services/index.rst
More documentation <more_docs>
.. warning::
This NSS documentation was just imported from our legacy MDN repository. It currently is very deprecated and likely incorrect or broken in many places.
Legacy Documentation
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**Network Security Services** (**NSS**) is a set of libraries designed to support cross-platform
development of security-enabled client and server applications. Applications built with NSS can
support SSL v3, TLS, PKCS #5, PKCS #7, PKCS #11, PKCS #12, S/MIME, X.509 v3 certificates, and
other security standards.
For detailed information on standards supported, see :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_overview`. For a
list of frequently asked questions, see the :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_faq`.
NSS is available under the Mozilla Public License. For information on downloading NSS releases as
tar files, see :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_nss_sources_building_testing`.
If you're a developer and would like to contribute to NSS, you might want to read the documents
:ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_an_overview_of_nss_internals` and
:ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_getting_started_with_nss`.
.. rubric:: Background Information
:name: Background_Information
:ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_overview`
Provides a brief summary of NSS and its capabilities.
:ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_faq`
Answers basic questions about NSS.
Explains the basic concepts of public-key cryptography that underlie NSS.
Introduces the SSL protocol, including information about cryptographic ciphers supported by
SSL and the steps involved in the SSL handshake.
.. rubric:: Getting Started
:name: Getting_Started
:ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_nss_releases`
This page contains information about the current and past releases of NSS.
:ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_nss_sources_building_testing`
Instructions on how to build NSS on the different supported platforms.
Information about with working with Mercurial.
`Get Mozilla Source Code Using CVS (deprecated) <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Developer_guide/Source_Code/CVS>`__
Old deprecated CVS documentation.
.. rubric:: NSS APIs
:name: NSS_APIs
:ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_introduction_to_network_security_services`
Provides an overview of the NSS libraries and what you need to know to use them.
:ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions`
Summarizes the SSL APIs exported by the NSS shared libraries.
:ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference`
API used to invoke SSL operations.
:ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_nss_api_guidelines`
Explains how the libraries and code are organized, and guidelines for developing code (naming
conventions, error handling, thread safety, etc.)
:ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_nss_tech_notes`
Links to NSS technical notes, which provide latest information about new NSS features and
supplementary documentation for advanced topics in programming with NSS.
.. rubric:: Tools, testing, and other technical details
:name: Tools_testing_and_other_technical_details
:ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_building`
Describe how to check out and build NSS releases.
:ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_nss_developer_tutorial`
How to make changes in NSS. Coding style, maintaining ABI compatibility.
:ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_tools`
Tools for developing, debugging, and managing applications that use NSS.
:ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_nss_sample_code`
Demonstrates how NSS can be used for cryptographic operations, certificate handling, SSL, etc.
:ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_nss_third-party_code`
A list of third-party code included in the NSS library.
**Archived version.** Describes how to run the standard NSS tests.
**Archived version.** Links to performance reports for NSS 3.2 and later releases.
**Archived version.** Lists the cryptographic algorithms used by NSS 3.11.
**Archived version.** Describes the scheme for loading root CA certificates.
**Archived version.** General format of the cert7.db database.
.. rubric:: PKCS #11 information
:name: PKCS_11_information
- :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_pkcs11`
- :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_pkcs11_implement`
- :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_pkcs11_module_specs`
- :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_pkcs11_faq`
- `Using the JAR Installation Manager to Install a PKCS #11 Cryptographic
- `PKCS #11 Conformance Testing - Archived
.. rubric:: CA certificates pre-loaded into NSS
:name: CA_certificates_pre-loaded_into_NSS
- `Mozilla CA certificate policy <https://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/certs/policy/>`__
- `List of pre-loaded CA certificates <https://wiki.mozilla.org/CA/Included_Certificates>`__
- Consumers of this list must consider the trust bit setting for each included root
certificate. `More
roots and their trust bits <https://github.com/agl/extract-nss-root-certs>`__
.. rubric:: NSS is built on top of Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR)
:name: NSS_is_built_on_top_of_Netscape_Portable_Runtime_NSPR
`Netscape Portable Runtime <NSPR>`__
NSPR project page.
NSPR API documentation.
.. rubric:: Additional Information
:name: Additional_Information
- `Using the window.crypto object from
- :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_http_delegation`
- :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_tls_cipher_suite_discovery`
- :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_certificate_download_specification`
- :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_fips_mode_-_an_explanation`
- :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_key_log_format`
.. rubric:: Planning
:name: Planning
Information on NSS planning can be found at `wiki.mozilla.org <https://wiki.mozilla.org/NSS>`__,
including:
- `NSS Roadmap page <https://wiki.mozilla.org/NSS:Roadmap>`__
- `NSS Improvement
Community
~~~~~~~~~
- View Mozilla Security forums...
- View Mozilla Cryptography forums...
Related Topics
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