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The [http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/fips/fips186-2/fips186-2-change1.pdf Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA)] is used as the Approved authentication technique ([http://csrc.nist.gov/cryptval/dss/dsaval.htm#172 validation certificate# 172]) for the integrity test of the software components. [http://wiki.mozilla.org/FIPS_Module_Specification#Module_Components Software components ] protected using the digital signatures are the softoken (PKCS #11) and freebl libraries (e.g., libsoftokn3.so and libfreebl3.so). (See [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/fips/secpolicy.pdf Security Policy Rule #3315] for a list of module files by platform.) When the softoken and freebl libraries are built, a DSA public/private key pair with a 1024-bit prime modulus p is generated, the private key is used to generate a DSA signature of the library, and the public key and signature are stored in a file with the name ''libraryname''.chk. When the self-test is initiated (e.g., at initialization for the FIPS mode), the module verifies the signatures (in the ''libraryname''.chk files) of the softoken and freebl libraries. If the signature verification fails, the self-test fails.