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NSS reference

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[edit] Initial Notes

  • We are migrating the SSL Reference from www.mozilla.org. If you are inclined to help with this migration, your help would be very much appreciated.
  • The proposed chapters below are based on the chapters of the SSL Reference and the categories of functions in NSS Public Functions.
  • Should a particular page require the use of an underscore, please see the documentation for the Title Override Extension.


[edit] Building and installing NSS

[edit] Overview of an NSS application

Based on "Overview of an SSL Application" in the SSL Reference.

[edit] Getting started with NSS

Based on "Getting Started With SSL" in the SSL Reference.

[edit] Data types

Based on "Selected SSL Types and Structures" in the SSL Reference.

[edit] Utility functions

Based on "Utility Functions" in NSS Public Functions.

[edit] Certificate functions

Based on Certificate Functions in the SSL Reference and "Certificate Functions" in NSS Public Functions.

[edit] Key functions

Based on Key Functions in the SSL Reference.

[edit] Digital signatures

This API consists of the routines used to perform signature generation and the routines used to perform signature verification.

[edit] Encryption/decryption

[edit] Hashing

[edit] Key generation

Generate keys, key pairs, and domain parameters.

[edit] Random number generation

This API consists of the two routines used for pseudorandom number generation -- PK11_GenerateRandomOnSlot and PK11_GenerateRandom -- and the two routines used for seeding pseudorandom number generation -- PK11_SeedRandom and PK11_RandomUpdate.

[edit] PKCS #11 functions

Based on PKCS #11 Functions in the SSL Reference and "Crypto Functions" in NSS Public Functions.

[edit] SSL Functions

Based on "SSL Functions" in the SSL Reference and "SSL Functions" and "Deprecated SSL Functions" in NSS Public Functions.

  • SSL_ConfigServerSessionIDCache
  • SSL_ClearSessionCache

[edit] S/MIME

Based on the S/MIME Reference (which only has one written chapter) and "S/MIME Functions" in NSS Public Functions.

[edit] PKCS #7 functions

Based on "PKCS #7 Functions" in NSS Public Functions.

[edit] PKCS #5 functions

Password-based encryption

  • SEC_PKCS5GetIV
  • SEC_PKCS5CreateAlgorithmID
  • SEC_PKCS5GetCryptoAlgorithm
  • SEC_PKCS5GetKeyLength
  • SEC_PKCS5GetPBEAlgorithm
  • SEC_PKCS5IsAlgorithmPBEAlg

[edit] PKCS #12 functions

Based on "PKCS #12 Functions" in NSS Public Functions. Used to exchange data such as private keys and certificates between two parties.

  • SEC_PKCS12CreateExportContext
  • SEC_PKCS12CreatePasswordPrivSafe
  • SEC_PKCS12CreateUnencryptedSafe
  • SEC_PKCS12AddCertAndKey
  • SEC_PKCS12AddPasswordIntegrity
  • SEC_PKCS12EnableCipher
  • SEC_PKCS12Encode
  • SEC_PKCS12DestroyExportContext
  • SEC_PKCS12DecoderStart
  • SEC_PKCS12DecoderImportBags
  • SEC_PKCS12DecoderUpdate
  • SEC_PKCS12DecoderFinish
  • SEC_PKCS12DecoderValidateBags
  • SEC_PKCS12DecoderVerify
  • SEC_PKCS12DecoderGetCerts
  • SEC_PKCS12DecoderSetTargetTokenCAs
  • SEC_PKCS12DecoderIterateInit
  • SEC_PKCS12DecoderIterateNext
  • SEC_PKCS12IsEncryptionAllowed
  • SEC_PKCS12SetPreferredCipher

[edit] Error codes

Based on "NSS and SSL Error Codes" in the SSL Reference.

[edit] NSS Environment variables

[edit] NSS cryptographic module

[edit] NSS Tech Notes

NSS Tech Notes NSS Memory allocation

[edit] Tools

Based on NSS Tools documentation on www.mozilla.org.

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