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diff --git a/security/nss/doc/rst/legacy/reference/index.rst b/security/nss/doc/rst/legacy/reference/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c872837e58 --- /dev/null +++ b/security/nss/doc/rst/legacy/reference/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,340 @@ +.. _mozilla_projects_nss_reference: + +NSS reference +============= + +.. _initial_notes: + +`Initial Notes <#initial_notes>`__ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. container:: + + .. container:: notecard note + + - We are migrating the :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_old_ssl_reference` into the + format described in the `MDN Style + Guide <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/MDN/Guidelines>`__. 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 + :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_old_ssl_reference` and the categories of functions + in :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_nss_functions`. + + - Should a particular page require the use of an underscore, please see the documentation for + the `Title Override Extension </Project:En/MDC_style_guide#Title_Override_Extension>`__. + +.. _building_and_installing_nss: + +`Building and installing NSS <#building_and_installing_nss>`__ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. container:: + + :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_building_and_installing_nss` + +.. _overview_of_an_nss_application: + +`Overview of an NSS application <#overview_of_an_nss_application>`__ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. container:: + + Based on :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslintro` in the SSL Reference. + +.. _getting_started_with_nss: + +`Getting started with NSS <#getting_started_with_nss>`__ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. container:: + + Based on :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_gtstd` in the SSL Reference. + +.. _data_types: + +`Data types <#data_types>`__ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. container:: + + Based on :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_ssltyp` in the SSL Reference. + +.. _nss_initialization_and_shutdown: + +`NSS initialization and shutdown <#nss_initialization_and_shutdown>`__ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. container:: + + - NSS_Init + - NSS_InitReadWrite + - NSS_NoDB_Init + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_nss_initialize` + - NSS_Shutdown + +.. _utility_functions: + +`Utility functions <#utility_functions>`__ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. container:: + + Based on :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_nss_functions#utility_functions` in NSS Public + Functions. + +.. _certificate_functions: + +`Certificate functions <#certificate_functions>`__ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. container:: + + Based on :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslcrt` in the SSL Reference and + :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_nss_functions#certificate_functions` in NSS Public + Functions. + + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_nss_certificate_functions#validating_certificates` + + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_nss_certificate_functions#cert_verifycertnow` + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_nss_certificate_functions#cert_verifycert` + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_nss_certificate_functions#cert_verifycertname` + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_nss_certificate_functions#cert_checkcertvalidtimes` + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_nss_certificate_functions#nss_cmpcertchainwcanames` + + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_nss_certificate_functions#manipulating_certificates` + + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_nss_certificate_functions#cert_dupcertificate` + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_nss_certificate_functions#cert_destroycertificate` + - SEC_DeletePermCertificate + - \__CERT_ClosePermCertDB + + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_nss_certificate_functions#getting_certificate_information` + + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_nss_certificate_functions#cert_findcertbyname` + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_nss_certificate_functions#cert_getcertnicknames` + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_nss_certificate_functions#cert_freenicknames` + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_nss_certificate_functions#cert_getdefaultcertdb` + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_nss_certificate_functions#nss_findcertkeatype` + + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_nss_certificate_functions#comparing_secitem_objects` + + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_nss_certificate_functions#secitem_compareitem` + +.. _key_functions: + +`Key functions <#key_functions>`__ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. container:: + + :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_nss_key_functions` + + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslkey#seckey_getdefaultkeydb` + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslkey#seckey_destroyprivatekey` + +.. _digital_signatures: + +`Digital signatures <#digital_signatures>`__ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. container:: + + This API consists of the routines used to perform signature generation and the routines used to + perform signature verification. + +.. _encryption.2fdecryption: + +`Encryption/decryption <#encryption.2fdecryption>`__ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. container:: + +`Hashing <#hashing>`__ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. container:: + +.. _key_generation: + +`Key generation <#key_generation>`__ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. container:: + + Generate keys, key pairs, and domain parameters. + +.. _random_number_generation: + +`Random number generation <#random_number_generation>`__ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. container:: + + 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. + +.. _pkcs_.2311_functions: + +`PKCS #11 functions <#pkcs_.2311_functions>`__ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. container:: + + Based on :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_pkfnc` in the SSL Reference and + :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_nss_functions#cryptography_functions` in NSS Public + Functions. + + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_pkcs11_functions#secmod_loadusermodule` + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_pkcs11_functions#secmod_unloadusermodule` + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_pkcs11_functions#secmod_closeuserdb` + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_pkcs11_functions#secmod_openuserdb` + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_pkcs11_functions#pk11_findcertfromnickname` + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_pkcs11_functions#pk11_findkeybyanycert` + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_pkcs11_functions#pk11_getslotname` + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_pkcs11_functions#pk11_gettokenname` + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_pkcs11_functions#pk11_ishw` + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_pkcs11_functions#pk11_ispresent` + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_pkcs11_functions#pk11_isreadonly` + - :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_pkcs11_functions#pk11_setpasswordfunc` + +.. _ssl_functions: + +`SSL Functions <#ssl_functions>`__ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. container:: + + Based on :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc` in the SSL Reference and + :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_nss_functions#ssl_functions` and + :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_nss_functions#deprecated_ssl_functions` in NSS Public + Functions. + + - SSL_ConfigServerSessionIDCache + - SSL_ClearSessionCache + +.. _s.2fmime: + +`S/MIME <#s.2fmime>`__ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. container:: + + Based on the `S/MIME + Reference <https://www-archive.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/ref/smime/>`__ (which only + has one written chapter) and + :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_nss_functions#s_2fmime_functions` in NSS Public Functions. + +.. _pkcs_.237_functions: + +`PKCS #7 functions <#pkcs_.237_functions>`__ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. container:: + + Based on `"Archived PKCS #7 Functions + documentation." <https://www-archive.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/ref/nssfunctions.html#pkcs7>`__ + +.. _pkcs_.235_functions: + +`PKCS #5 functions <#pkcs_.235_functions>`__ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. container:: + + Password-based encryption + + - SEC_PKCS5GetIV + - SEC_PKCS5CreateAlgorithmID + - SEC_PKCS5GetCryptoAlgorithm + - SEC_PKCS5GetKeyLength + - SEC_PKCS5GetPBEAlgorithm + - SEC_PKCS5IsAlgorithmPBEAlg + +.. _pkcs_.2312_functions: + +`PKCS #12 functions <#pkcs_.2312_functions>`__ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. container:: + + Based on `"Archived PKCS #12 Functions + documentation." <https://www-archive.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/ref/nssfunctions.html#pkcs12>`__ + 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 + +.. _nspr_functions: + +`NSPR functions <#nspr_functions>`__ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. container:: + + A small number of :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_nspr_functions` are required for using the + certificate verification and SSL functions in NSS. These functions are listed in this section. + +.. _error_codes: + +`Error codes <#error_codes>`__ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. container:: + + Based on :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslerr` in the SSL Reference. + +.. _nss_environment_variables: + +`NSS Environment variables <#nss_environment_variables>`__ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. container:: + + :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_nss_environment_variables` + +.. _nss_cryptographic_module: + +`NSS cryptographic module <#nss_cryptographic_module>`__ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. container:: + + :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_reference_nss_cryptographic_module` + +.. _nss_tech_notes: + +`NSS Tech Notes <#nss_tech_notes>`__ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. container:: + + :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_nss_tech_notes` :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_memory_allocation` + +`Tools <#tools>`__ +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +.. container:: + + Based on :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_tools` documentation. + + Based on :ref:`mozilla_projects_nss_tools`
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