| .. _more_documentation: |
| |
| .. 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. |
| |
| More Documentation |
| ------------------ |
| |
| .. container:: |
| |
| **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. |
| `Introduction to Public-Key Cryptography <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Archive/Security/Introduction_to_Public-Key_Cryptography>`__ |
| Explains the basic concepts of public-key cryptography that underlie NSS. |
| `Introduction to SSL <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Archive/Security/Introduction_to_SSL>`__ |
| 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. |
| `Get Mozilla Source Code Using Mercurial <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Developer_guide/Source_Code/Mercurial>`__ |
| 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. |
| `NSS 3.2 Test Suite <https://www-archive.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/testnss_32.html>`__ |
| **Archived version.** Describes how to run the standard NSS tests. |
| `NSS Performance Reports <https://www-archive.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/performance_reports.html>`__ |
| **Archived version.** Links to performance reports for NSS 3.2 and later releases. |
| `Encryption Technologies Available in NSS 3.11 <https://www-archive.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/nss-3.11/nss-3.11-algorithms.html>`__ |
| **Archived version.** Lists the cryptographic algorithms used by NSS 3.11. |
| `NSS 3.1 Loadable Root Certificates <https://www-archive.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/loadable_certs.html>`__ |
| **Archived version.** Describes the scheme for loading root CA certificates. |
| `cert7.db <https://www-archive.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/db_formats.html>`__ |
| **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 |
| Module <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/PKCS11_Jar_Install>`__ |
| - `PKCS #11 Conformance Testing - Archived |
| version <https://www-archive.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/pkcs11/>`__ |
| |
| .. 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 |
| Information <https://www.imperialviolet.org/2012/01/30/mozillaroots.html>`__, `Extracting |
| 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 Reference <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSPR/Reference>`__ |
| NSPR API documentation. |
| |
| .. rubric:: Additional Information |
| :name: Additional_Information |
| |
| - `Using the window.crypto object from |
| JavaScript <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/JavaScript_crypto>`__ |
| - :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: |
| |
| - `FIPS Validation <https://wiki.mozilla.org/FIPS_Validation>`__ |
| - `NSS Roadmap page <https://wiki.mozilla.org/NSS:Roadmap>`__ |
| - `NSS Improvement |
| Project <https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Mitr/NSS:DeveloperFriendliness>`__ |
| |
| .. _Related_Topics: |
| |
| Related Topics |
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| |
| - `Security <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Security>`__ |
| |
