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.. _mozilla_projects_nss_getting_started:
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.. warning::
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This NSS documentation was just imported from our legacy MDN repository. It currently is very deprecated and likely incorrect or broken in many places.
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Getting Started
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.. _how_to_get_involved_with_nss:
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`How to get involved with NSS <#how_to_get_involved_with_nss>`__
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| Network Security Services (NSS) is a base library for cryptographic algorithms and secure
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network protocols used by Mozilla software.
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| Would you like to get involved and help us to improve the core security of Mozilla Firefox and
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other applications that make use of NSS? We are looking forward to your contributions!
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.. note::
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We have a large list of tasks waiting for attention, and we are happy to assist you in
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identifying areas that match your interest or skills. You can find us on `chat.mozilla.org`
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in channel `#nss <https://chat.mozilla.org/#/room/#nss:mozilla.org>`__ or you could ask your
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questions on the `mozilla.dev.tech.crypto <https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-tech-crypto>`__ newsgroup.
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The NSS library and its supporting command line tools are written in the C programming language.
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Its build system and the automated tests are based on makefiles and bash scripts.
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Over time, many documents have been produced that describe various aspects of NSS. You can start
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with:
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- the current `primary NSS documentation page <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/NSS>`__
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from which we link to other documentation.
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- a `General Overview <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Overview_of_NSS>`__ of the
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applications that use NSS and the features it provides.
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- a high level :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_an_overview_of_nss_internals`.
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- learn about getting the :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_nss_sources_building_testing`
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- `Old documentation <https://www-archive.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/>`__ that is on
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the archived mozilla.org website.
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.. _nss_sample_code:
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`NSS Sample Code <#nss_sample_code>`__
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A good place to start learning how to write NSS applications are the command line tools that are
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maintained by the NSS developers. You can find them in subdirectory mozilla/security/nss/cmd
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Or have a look at some basic :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_nss_sample_code`.
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A new set of samples is currently under development and review, see `Create new NSS
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samples <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=490238>`__.
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You are welcome to download the samples via: hg clone https://hg.mozilla.org/projects/nss; cd
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nss; hg update SAMPLES_BRANCH
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