OLD SSL Reference

OLD SSL Reference

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SSL Reference

Newsgroup:mozilla.dev.tech.crypto* Writer: Sean Cotter Manager: Wan-Teh Chang*

• Initialization

  • Initializing Caches

• Configuration ` <sslintro.html#1027816>`__

• Communication ` <sslintro.html#1027820>`__

• Functions Used by Callbacks ` <sslintro.html#1030535>`__

• Cleanup

• SSL, PKCS #11, and the Default Security Databases ` <gtstd.html#1011987>`__

• Setting Up the Certificate and Key Databases

  • Setting Up the CA DB and Certificate ` <gtstd.html#1012351>`__

  • Setting Up the Server DB and Certificate ` <gtstd.html#1012067>`__

  • Setting Up the Client DB and Certificate ` <gtstd.html#1012108>`__

  • Verifying the Server and Client Certificates

• Building NSS Programs

• Types and Structures

  • CERTCertDBHandle ` <ssltyp.html#1027387>`__

  • CERTCertificate ` <ssltyp.html#1028593>`__

  • PK11SlotInfo ` <ssltyp.html#1026076>`__

  • SECItem ` <ssltyp.html#1026727>`__

  • SECKEYPrivateKey ` <ssltyp.html#1026722>`__

  • SECStatus

• Managing SECItem Memory

  • SECItem_FreeItem ` <ssltyp.html#1030773>`__

  • SECItem_ZfreeItem

• mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1022864

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1067601 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1237143

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1237143 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1234224

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1234224 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1068466

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1068466 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1204897

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1204897 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1084747

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1084747 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1208119

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1208119 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1138601

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1138601 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1143851

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1143851

• mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1154189

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1142625 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1162055

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1162055

• mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1098841

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1228530 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1100285

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1100285 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1105952

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1105952 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1104647

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1104647 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1210463

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1210463

• mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1163855

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1090577

    • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1085950 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1086543

    • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1086543 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1194921

    • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1194921 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1214758

    • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1214758 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1214800

    • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1214800 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1217647

    • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1217647 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1087792

    • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1087792 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1088040

    • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1088040

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1089578

    • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1088805 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1088888

    • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1088888 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1088928

    • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1088928 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1126622

    • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1126622 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1106762

    • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1106762 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1112702

    • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1112702

• mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1127321

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1089420 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1092785

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1092785 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1092805

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1092805 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1092869

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1092869 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1124562

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1124562

• mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1127893

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1096168 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1081175

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1081175 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1123385

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1123385

• mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1061582

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1133431 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1232052

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1232052 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1058001

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1058001

• mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1095840

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1061858

• mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1198429

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1206365 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1220189

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1220189 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1207298

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1207298 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1207350

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1207350 mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1231825

  • mozilla_projects_nss_ssl_functions_sslfnc#1231825

• Validating Certificates

  • CERT_VerifyCertNow ` <sslcrt.html#1050342>`__

  • CERT_VerifyCertName ` <sslcrt.html#1056662>`__

  • CERT_CheckCertValidTimes ` <sslcrt.html#1056760>`__

  • NSS_CmpCertChainWCANames

• Manipulating Certificates

  • CERT_DupCertificate ` <sslcrt.html#1050532>`__

  • CERT_DestroyCertificate

• Getting Certificate Information

  • CERT_FindCertByName ` <sslcrt.html#1050346>`__

  • CERT_GetCertNicknames ` <sslcrt.html#1050349>`__

  • CERT_FreeNicknames ` <sslcrt.html#1052308>`__

  • CERT_GetDefaultCertDB ` <sslcrt.html#1056950>`__

  • NSS_FindCertKEAType

• Comparing SecItem Objects

  • SECITEM_CompareItem

• SECKEY_GetDefaultKeyDB ` <sslkey.html#1051017>`__

• SECKEY_DestroyPrivateKey

• PK11_FindCertFromNickname ` <pkfnc.html#1026891>`__

• PK11_FindKeyByAnyCert ` <pkfnc.html#1030779>`__

• PK11_GetSlotName ` <pkfnc.html#1026964>`__

• PK11_GetTokenName ` <pkfnc.html#1026762>`__

• PK11_IsHW ` <pkfnc.html#1022948>`__

• PK11_IsPresent ` <pkfnc.html#1022991>`__

• PK11_IsReadOnly ` <pkfnc.html#1023128>`__

• PK11_SetPasswordFunc

• SSL Error Codes ` <sslerr.html#1039257>`__

• SEC Error Codes