- OpenSSL 0.9.7-dev 24 Sep 2000
+ OpenSSL 0.9.8-dev XX xxx XXXX
- Copyright (c) 1998-2000 The OpenSSL Project
+ Copyright (c) 1998-2002 The OpenSSL Project
Copyright (c) 1995-1998 Eric A. Young, Tim J. Hudson
All rights reserved.
protocols as well as a full-strength general purpose cryptography library.
The project is managed by a worldwide community of volunteers that use the
Internet to communicate, plan, and develop the OpenSSL toolkit and its
- related documentation.
+ related documentation.
OpenSSL is based on the excellent SSLeay library developed from Eric A. Young
and Tim J. Hudson. The OpenSSL toolkit is licensed under a dual-license (the
OpenSSL license plus the SSLeay license) situation, which basically means
that you are free to get and use it for commercial and non-commercial
- purposes as long as you fulfill the conditions of both licenses.
+ purposes as long as you fulfill the conditions of both licenses.
OVERVIEW
--------
MDC2 message digest. A DES based hash that is popular on smart cards.
Public Key
- RSA encryption/decryption/generation.
+ RSA encryption/decryption/generation.
There is no limit on the number of bits.
- DSA encryption/decryption/generation.
+ DSA encryption/decryption/generation.
There is no limit on the number of bits.
- Diffie-Hellman key-exchange/key generation.
+ Diffie-Hellman key-exchange/key generation.
There is no limit on the number of bits.
X.509v3 certificates
should be contacted if that algorithm is to be used; their web page is
http://www.ascom.ch/.
+ The MDC2 algorithm is patented by IBM.
+
INSTALLATION
------------
lists the functions; you will probably have to look at the code to work out
how to use them. Look at the example programs.
+ PROBLEMS
+ --------
+
+ For some platforms, there are some known problems that may affect the user
+ or application author. We try to collect those in doc/PROBLEMS, with current
+ thoughts on how they should be solved in a future of OpenSSL.
+
SUPPORT
-------
- Problem Description (steps that will reproduce the problem, if known)
- Stack Traceback (if the application dumps core)
- Report the bug to the OpenSSL project at:
+ Report the bug to the OpenSSL project via the Request Tracker
+ (http://www.openssl.org/rt2.html) by mail to:
openssl-bugs@openssl.org
- Note that mail to openssl-bugs@openssl.org is forwarded to a public
+ Note that mail to openssl-bugs@openssl.org is recorded in the publicly
+ readable request tracker database and is forwarded to a public
mailing list. Confidential mail may be sent to openssl-security@openssl.org
(PGP key available from the key servers).
textual explanation of what your patch does.
Note: For legal reasons, contributions from the US can be accepted only
- if a copy of the patch is sent to crypt@bxa.doc.gov
-
- The preferred format for changes is "diff -u" output. You might
+ if a TSU notification and a copy of the patch are sent to crypt@bis.doc.gov
+ (formerly BXA) with a copy to the ENC Encryption Request Coordinator;
+ please take some time to look at
+ http://www.bis.doc.gov/Encryption/PubAvailEncSourceCodeNofify.html [sic]
+ and
+ http://w3.access.gpo.gov/bis/ear/pdf/740.pdf (EAR Section 740.13(e))
+ for the details. If "your encryption source code is too large to serve as
+ an email attachment", they are glad to receive it by fax instead; hope you
+ have a cheap long-distance plan.
+
+ Our preferred format for changes is "diff -u" output. You might
generate it like this:
# cd openssl-work
# ./Configure dist; make clean
# cd ..
# diff -ur openssl-orig openssl-work > mydiffs.patch
+
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