diff -rupN mod_nss-1.0.8.orig/nss_engine_init.c mod_nss-1.0.8/nss_engine_init.c
--- mod_nss-1.0.8.orig/nss_engine_init.c	2012-10-03 14:28:50.751794000 -0700
+++ mod_nss-1.0.8/nss_engine_init.c	2012-10-04 16:33:08.278929000 -0700
@@ -628,8 +628,21 @@ static void nss_init_ctx_protocol(server
         tls = 1;
     } else {
         if (mctx->auth.protocols == NULL) {
-            ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_WARNING, 0, s,
-                "NSSProtocols not set; using: SSLv3 and TLSv1");
+            /*
+             * Since this routine will be invoked individually for every
+             * thread associated with each 'server' object as well as for
+             * every thread associated with each 'proxy' object, issue a
+             * single per-thread 'warning' message for either a 'server'
+             * or a 'proxy' based upon the thread's object type.
+             */
+            if (mctx == mctx->sc->server) {
+                ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_WARNING, 0, s,
+                    "NSSProtocol value not set; using: SSLv3 and TLSv1");
+            } else if (mctx == mctx->sc->proxy) {
+                ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_WARNING, 0, s,
+                    "NSSProxyProtocol value not set; using: SSLv3 and TLSv1");
+            }
+
             ssl3 = tls = 1;
         } else {
             lprotocols = strdup(mctx->auth.protocols);
@@ -786,8 +799,25 @@ static void nss_init_ctx_cipher_suite(se
      *  Configure SSL Cipher Suite
      */
     if (!suite) {
-        ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_ERR, 0, s,
-                     "Required value NSSCipherSuite not set.");
+        /*
+         * Since this is a 'fatal' error, regardless of whether this
+         * particular invocation is from a 'server' object or a 'proxy'
+         * object, issue all error message(s) as appropriate.
+         */
+        if ((mctx->sc->enabled == TRUE) &&
+            (mctx->sc->server) &&
+            (!mctx->sc->server->auth.cipher_suite)) {
+            ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_ERR, 0, s,
+                "NSSEngine on; required value NSSCipherSuite not set.");
+        }
+
+        if ((mctx->sc->proxy_enabled == TRUE) &&
+            (mctx->sc->proxy) &&
+            (!mctx->sc->proxy->auth.cipher_suite)) {
+            ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_ERR, 0, s,
+                "NSSProxyEngine on; required value NSSProxyCipherSuite not set.");
+        }
+
         nss_die();
     }
     ciphers = strdup(suite);
@@ -1069,8 +1099,25 @@ static void nss_init_server_certs(server
         if (mctx->nickname == NULL)
 #endif
         {
-            ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_ERR, 0, s,
-                "No certificate nickname provided.");
+            /*
+             * Since this is a 'fatal' error, regardless of whether this
+             * particular invocation is from a 'server' object or a 'proxy'
+             * object, issue all error message(s) as appropriate.
+             */
+            if ((mctx->sc->enabled == TRUE) &&
+                (mctx->sc->server) &&
+                (mctx->sc->server->nickname == NULL)) {
+                ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_ERR, 0, s,
+                    "NSSEngine on; no certificate nickname provided by NSSNickname.");
+            }
+
+            if ((mctx->sc->proxy_enabled == TRUE) &&
+                (mctx->sc->proxy) &&
+                (mctx->sc->proxy->nickname == NULL)) {
+                ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_ERR, 0, s,
+                    "NSSProxyEngine on; no certificate nickname provided by NSSProxyNickname.");
+            }
+
             nss_die();
         }