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+.. _mozilla_projects_nss:
+
+Legacy documentation
+====================
+
+.. toctree::
+ :maxdepth: 2
+ :glob:
+ :hidden:
+
+ getting_started_with_nss/index.rst
+ introduction_to_network_security_services/index.rst
+ 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 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>`__
+
+Community
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+- View Mozilla Security forums...
+
+- `Mailing list <https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-security>`__
+- `Newsgroup <http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.security>`__
+- `RSS feed <http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.security/feeds>`__
+
+- View Mozilla Cryptography forums...
+
+- `Mailing list <https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-tech-crypto>`__
+- `Newsgroup <http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.crypto>`__
+- `RSS feed <http://groups.google.com/group/mozilla.dev.tech.crypto/feeds>`__
+
+
+Related Topics
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+- `Security <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Security>`__
+