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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-19 01:47:29 +0000 |
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diff --git a/security/nss/doc/rst/legacy/jss/index.rst b/security/nss/doc/rst/legacy/jss/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c09374dbc6 --- /dev/null +++ b/security/nss/doc/rst/legacy/jss/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,165 @@ +.. _mozilla_projects_nss_jss: + +JSS +=== + +`Documentation <#documentation>`__ +---------------------------------- + +.. container:: + + .. warning:: + + **The JSS project has been relocated!** + + As of April 6, 2018, JSS has been migrated from Mercurial on Mozilla to Git on Github. + + JSS source should now be checked out from the Github: + + - git clone git@github.com:dogtagpki/jss.git + -- OR -- + - git clone https://github.com/dogtagpki/jss.git + + All future upstream enquiries to JSS should now use the Pagure Issue Tracker system: + + - https://pagure.io/jss/issues + + Documentation regarding the JSS project should now be viewed at: + + - http://www.dogtagpki.org/wiki/JSS + + **NOTE: As much of the JSS documentation is sorely out-of-date, updated information will be a + work in progress, and many portions of any legacy documentation will be re-written over the + course of time. Stay tuned!** + + Legacy JSS information can still be found at: + + - SOURCE: https://hg.mozilla.org/projects/jss + - ISSUES: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?product=JSS + - WIKI: :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_jss` + + Network Security Services for Java (JSS) is a Java interface to + `NSS <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/NSS>`__. JSS supports most of the security + standards and encryption technologies supported by :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference`. JSS + also provides a pure Java interface for ASN.1 types and BER/DER encoding. + + JSS offers a implementation of Java SSL sockets that uses NSS's SSL/TLS implementation rather + than Sun's JSSE implementation. You might want to use JSS's own `SSL + classes <ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/security/jss/releases>`__ if you want to use some + of the capabilities found in NSS's SSL/TLS library but not found in JSSE. + + NSS is the cryptographic module where all cryptographic operations are performed. JSS essentially + provides a Java JNI bridge to NSS C shared libraries. When NSS is put in FIPS mode, JSS ensures + FIPS compliance by ensuring that all cryptographic operations are performed by the NSS + cryptographic module. + + JSS offers a JCE provider, `"Mozilla-JSS" JCA Provider notes <JSS/JSS_Provider_Notes>`__. + + JSS, jss4.jar, is still built with JDK 1.4.2. While JDK 1.4.2 is EOL'd and all new product + development should be using the latest + `JavaSE <http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp>`__, legacy business products that must + use JDK 1.4 or 1.5 can continue to add NSS/JSS security fixes/enhancements. + + JSS is used by Red Hat and Sun products that do crypto in Java. JSS is available under the + Mozilla Public License, the GNU General Public License, and the GNU Lesser General Public + License. JSS requires `NSPR <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/NSPR>`__ and + `NSS <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/NSS>`__. + + Java provides a JCE provider called SunPKCS11 (see `Java PKCS#11 Reference + Guide <http://download.java.net/jdk7/docs/technotes/guides/security/p11guide.html>`__.) SunPKCS11 + can be configured to use the NSS module as the crytographic provider. If you are planning to just + use JSS JCE provider as a bridge to NSS's FIPS validated PKCS#11 module, then the SunPKCS11 JCE + provider may do all that you need. Note that Java 1.5 claimed no FIPS compliance, and `Java + 1.6 <http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/technotes/guides/security/enhancements.html>`__ or higher + needs to be used. A current limitation to the configured SunPKCS11-NSS bridge configuration is if + you add a PKCS#11 module to the NSS database such as for a smartcard, you won't be able to access + that smartcard through the SunPKCS11-NSS bridge. If you use JSS, you can easily get lists of + modules and tokens that are configured in the NSS DB and freely access all of it. + + +-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+ + | Before you use JSS, you should have a good | .. rubric:: Community | + | understanding of the crypto technologies it | :name: Community | + | uses. You might want to read these documents: | | + | | - View Mozilla Cryptography forums... | + | - `Introduction to Public-Key | | + | Crypt | - `Mailing | + | ography <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/do | list <https:/ | + | cs/Introduction_to_Public-Key_Cryptography>`__. | /lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-tech-crypto>`__ | + | Explains the basic concepts of public-key | - `Newsgroup <http://grou | + | cryptography that underlie NSS and JSS. | ps.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.crypto>`__ | + | - `Introduction to | - `RSS | + | SSL <https://developer. | feed <http://groups.goo | + | mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Introduction_to_SSL>`__. | gle.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.crypto/feeds>`__ | + | Introduces the SSL protocol, including | | + | information about cryptographic ciphers | .. rubric:: Related Topics | + | supported by SSL and the steps involved in | :name: Related_Topics | + | the SSL handshake. | | + | | - `Security <https: | + | For information on downloading NSS releases, | //developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Security>`__ | + | see `NSS sources building | | + | testing <NSS_Sources_Building_Te | | + | sting>`__\ `. <NSS_Sources_Building_Testing>`__ | | + | | | + | Read `Using JSS <JSS/Using_JSS>`__ to get you | | + | started with development after you've built and | | + | downloaded it. | | + | | | + | .. rubric:: Release Notes | | + | :name: Release_Notes | | + | | | + | - `4.3.1 Release | | + | Notes </4.3.1_Release_Notes>`__ | | + | - `4.3 Release | | + | Notes <https://developer. | | + | mozilla.org/en-US/docs/JSS/4_3_ReleaseNotes>`__ | | + | - `Older Release | | + | Notes <http://www-archive.mozil | | + | la.org/projects/security/pki/jss/index.html>`__ | | + | | | + | .. rubric:: Build Instructions | | + | :name: Build_Instructions | | + | | | + | - :re | | + | f:`mozilla_projects_nss_jss_build_instructions_ | | + | for_jss_4_4_x#build_instructions_for_jss_4_4_x` | | + | - `Building JSS | | + | 4.3.x <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-U | | + | S/docs/JSS/Build_instructions_for_JSS_4.3.x>`__ | | + | - `Older Build | | + | Instructions <http://www-archive.mozil | | + | la.org/projects/security/pki/jss/index.html>`__ | | + | | | + | .. rubric:: Download or View Source | | + | :name: Download_or_View_Source | | + | | | + | - `Download binaries, source, and | | + | javadoc <ftp://ftp.mozilla | | + | .org/pub/mozilla.org/security/jss/releases/>`__ | | + | - `View the source | | + | online <http://m | | + | xr.mozilla.org/mozilla/source/security/jss/>`__ | | + | | | + | .. rubric:: Testing | | + | :name: Testing | | + | | | + | - `JSS | | + | tests <https:// | | + | hg.mozilla.org/projects/jss/file/tip/README>`__ | | + | | | + | .. rubric:: Frequently Asked Questions | | + | :name: Frequently_Asked_Questions | | + | | | + | - `JSS FAQ <JSS/JSS_FAQ>`__ | | + | | | + | Information on JSS planning can be found at | | + | `wik | | + | i.mozilla.org <http://wiki.mozilla.org/NSS>`__, | | + | including: | | + | | | + | - `NSS FIPS | | + | Validati | | + | on <http://wiki.mozilla.org/FIPS_Validation>`__ | | + | - `NSS Roadmap | | + | | | + | page <http://wiki.mozilla.org/NSS:Roadmap>`__ | | + +-------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
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