Class Hierarchy

• object: The most base type
  • nss.nss.AVA: An object representing an AVA (attribute value assertion).
  • nss.nss.AuthKeyID: An object representing Authentication Key ID extension
  • exceptions.BaseException: Common base class for all exceptions
    • exceptions.Exception: Common base class for all non-exit exceptions.
      • exceptions.StandardError: Base class for all standard Python exceptions that do not represent interpreter exiting.
        • exceptions.EnvironmentError: Base class for I/O related errors.
          • nss.error.NSPRError
  • nss.nss.BasicConstraints: An object representing X509 Basic Constraints Extension
  • nss.nss.CRLDistributionPoint: An object representing a CRL Distribution Point
  • nss.nss.CRLDistributionPts: An object representing CRL Distribution Points list
  • nss.nss.CertDB: An object representing a Certificate Database
  • nss.nss.Certificate: Certificate(data=None)
  • nss.nss.CertificateExtension: An object representing a certificate extension
  • nss.nss.CertificateRequest: CertificateRequest(data=None)
  • nss.nss.DN: An object representing an X501 Distinguished Name (e.g DN).
  • nss.nss.DSAPublicKey: A object representing a DSA Public Key
  • nss.nss.GeneralName: An object representing a GeneralName or list of GeneralNames.
  • nss.io.HostEntry: HostEntry(addr)
  • nss.nss.KEYPQGParams: An object representing key parameters - prime (also known as p) - subprime (also known as q) - base (also known as g)
  • nss.io.NetworkAddress: NetworkAddress(addr, port=0)
  • nss.nss.PK11Context
  • nss.nss.PK11Slot: An object representing a PKCS #11 Slot
  • nss.nss.PK11SymKey: Holds a hash, encryption or signing context for multi-part operations.
  • nss.nss.PrivateKey: An object representing a Private Key
  • nss.nss.PublicKey: An object representing a Public Key
  • nss.nss.RDN: An object representing an X501 Relative Distinguished Name (e.g.
  • nss.nss.RSAPublicKey: An object representing an RSA Public Key
  • nss.nss.SecItem: SecItem(data=None, type=siBuffer)
  • nss.nss.SignatureAlgorithm: An object representing a signature algorithm
  • nss.nss.SignedCRL: An object representing a signed certificate revocation list
  • nss.nss.SignedData: A object representing a signature
  • nss.io.Socket: Socket(family=PR_AF_INET, type=PR_DESC_SOCKET_TCP)
    • nss.ssl.SSLSocket: SSLSocket(family=PR_AF_INET, type=PR_DESC_SOCKET_TCP)
  • nss.nss.SubjectPublicKeyInfo: An object representing a Subject Public Key