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# Legacy documentation
```{eval-rst}
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 2
:glob:
:hidden:
introduction_to_network_security_services/index.md
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
:::{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 document
{ref}`mozilla_projects_nss_an_overview_of_nss_internals`.
```{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
```
{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.
: 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