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+.. _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` \ No newline at end of file