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 ==Cryptographic Module Specification==
-The NSS cryptographic module is a cryptographic library that presents an application program interface ('''API''') based on the PKCS #11 standard to applications. The NSS cryptographic module is compiled and built for specific platforms (see [[Security_Policy#Platform_List|Platform List]]) and tagged with a release identifier to be published on [https://ftp.mozilla.org ftp.mozilla.org]. The release compliant with FIPS 140-2 is version 3.11.4.
+The NSS cryptographic module is a cryptographic library that presents an application program interface ('''API''') based on the PKCS #11 standard to applications. The NSS cryptographic module is compiled and built for specific platforms (see the Platform List section in the [http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/fips/secpolicy.pdf Security Policy]) and tagged with a release identifier to be published on [https://ftp.mozilla.org ftp.mozilla.org]. The release compliant with FIPS 140-2 is version 3.11.4.
 Functions that are being certified include Triple DES(KO 1,2,3 56/112/168), AES(128/192/256), SHS (SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, SHA-512), HMAC, RNG, DSA (512-1024), RSA (1024-8092), and ECDSA.