openssl/README

   1 openssl
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   3
   4 OpenSSL is a software library for applications that secure communications over
   5 computer networks against eavesdropping or need to identify the party at the
   6 other end. It is widely used by Internet servers, including the majority of
   7 HTTPS websites.
   8
   9 OpenSSL contains an open-source implementation of the SSL and TLS protocols.
  10 The core library, written in the C programming language, implements basic
  11 cryptographic functions and provides various utility functions. Wrappers
  12 allowing the use of the OpenSSL library in a variety of computer languages are
  13 available. [0]
  14
  15 Upstream: https://www.openssl.org/
  16
  17
  18 [000] Index
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  20
  21 * Installation ........................................................... [001]
  22 * Usage .................................................................. [002]
  23 * References ............................................................. [003]
  24
  25
  26 [001] Installation
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  28
  29 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  30 |                                                                              |
  31 |  $ kiss b openssl                                                            |
  32 |                                                                              |
  33 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
  34
  35
  36 [002] Usage
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  38
  39 Refer to the manual pages and command help output. To update the system's SSL
  40 certificates, run /etc/ssl/update-certdata.sh.
  41
  42
  43 [003] References
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  45
  46 [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSSL
  47