NSSCryptoModuleSpec/Section 1: Cryptographic Module Specification

This is a draft document

Document Description	DTR Section	Assessment	Status
Approved mode of operations	VE.01.03.01 VE.01.03.02	Security Policy Module Specification	Draft
Processor interfaces	VE.01.06.01 VE.01.06.02	(N/A) NSS is a software cryptographic module that runs on a general purpose computer.	Draft
Modules Components	VE.01.08.01 VE.01.08.02	Module Components	Draft
Cryptographic Boundary	VE.01.08.03 VE.01.08.04 VE.01.08.05	Cryptographic Boundary	Draft
Physical Description	VE.01.08.06 VE.01.08.07	(N/A) a general purpose computer	Draft
Excluded Components	VE.01.09.01 VE.01.09.02	Module Components	Draft
Alogorithm Certificates	VE.01.12.01 VE.01.12.02	Approved Algorithms Non-Approved algorithms may only be used in non-FIPS mode, unless an exception is noted: MD2 MD5: may be used in the TLS pseudo-random function (PRF) in FIPS mode DES: may be used for interoperation with legacy systems in FIPS mode RC2 RC4	Draft
Hardware Diagrams	VE.01.13.01 VE.01.13.02 VE.01.13.03	(N/A) a block diagram of a general purpose computer	Draft
Block Diagram	VE.01.13.04	The physical cryptographic boundary of the NSS module surrounds all the components of the general purpose computer. The logical cryptographic boundary is shown in Cryptographic Boundary	Draft
Design Specification	VE.01.14.01	Finite State Model and Description Introduction to NSS NSS API Guidelines The pk11wrap layer and the softoken Physical format of the certificate database	Draft
Security Policy	VE.01.15.01 VE.01.16.01	Security-Related Information Security Policy	Draft

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