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+++ b/FAQ
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ OpenSSL  -  Frequently Asked Questions
 * How can I contact the OpenSSL developers?
 * Where can I get a compiled version of OpenSSL?
 * Why aren't tools like 'autoconf' and 'libtool' used?
+* What is an 'engine' version?
 
 [LEGAL] Legal questions
 
@@ -27,13 +28,15 @@ OpenSSL  -  Frequently Asked Questions
 * How can I remove the passphrase on a private key?
 * Why can't I use OpenSSL certificates with SSL client authentication?
 * Why does my browser give a warning about a mismatched hostname?
+* How do I install a CA certificate into a browser?
+* Why is OpenSSL x509 DN output not conformant to RFC2253?
 
 [BUILD] Questions about building and testing OpenSSL
 
 * Why does the linker complain about undefined symbols?
 * Why does the OpenSSL test fail with "bc: command not found"?
 * Why does the OpenSSL test fail with "bc: 1 no implemented"?
-* Why does the OpenSSL compilation fail on Alpha True64 Unix?
+* Why does the OpenSSL compilation fail on Alpha Tru64 Unix?
 * Why does the OpenSSL compilation fail with "ar: command not found"?
 * Why does the OpenSSL compilation fail on Win32 with VC++?
 
@@ -57,7 +60,7 @@ OpenSSL  -  Frequently Asked Questions
 * Which is the current version of OpenSSL?
 
 The current version is available from <URL: http://www.openssl.org>.
-OpenSSL 0.9.6b was released on July 9th, 2001.
+OpenSSL 0.9.6d was released on May 9, 2002.
 
 In addition to the current stable release, you can also access daily
 snapshots of the OpenSSL development version at <URL:
@@ -121,6 +124,12 @@ A number of Linux and *BSD distributions include OpenSSL.
 autoconf will probably be used in future OpenSSL versions. If it was
 less Unix-centric, it might have been used much earlier.
 
+* What is an 'engine' version?
+
+With version 0.9.6 OpenSSL was extended to interface to external crypto
+hardware. This was realized in a special release '0.9.6-engine'. With
+version 0.9.7 (not yet released) the changes were merged into the main
+development line, so that the special release is no longer necessary.
 
 [LEGAL] =======================================================================
 
@@ -146,7 +155,7 @@ holders claim that you infringe on their rights if you use OpenSSL with
 their software on operating systems that don't normally include OpenSSL.
 
 If you develop open source software that uses OpenSSL, you may find it
-useful to choose an other license than the GPL, or state explicitely that
+useful to choose an other license than the GPL, or state explicitly that
 "This program is released under the GPL with the additional exemption that
 compiling, linking, and/or using OpenSSL is allowed."  If you are using
 GPL software developed by others, you may want to ask the copyright holder
@@ -297,7 +306,7 @@ there is little point presenting a certificate which the server will
 reject.
 
 The solution is to add the relevant CA certificate to your servers "trusted
-CA list". How you do this depends on the server sofware in uses. You can
+CA list". How you do this depends on the server software in uses. You can
 print out the servers list of acceptable CAs using the OpenSSL s_client tool:
 
 openssl s_client -connect www.some.host:443 -prexit
@@ -316,6 +325,33 @@ Browsers expect the server's hostname to match the value in the commonName
 (CN) field of the certificate. If it does not then you get a warning.
 
 
+* How do I install a CA certificate into a browser?
+
+The usual way is to send the DER encoded certificate to the browser as
+MIME type application/x-x509-ca-cert, for example by clicking on an appropriate
+link. On MSIE certain extensions such as .der or .cacert may also work, or you
+can import the certificate using the certificate import wizard.
+
+You can convert a certificate to DER form using the command:
+
+openssl x509 -in ca.pem -outform DER -out ca.der
+
+Occasionally someone suggests using a command such as:
+
+openssl pkcs12 -export -out cacert.p12 -in cacert.pem -inkey cakey.pem
+
+DO NOT DO THIS! This command will give away your CAs private key and
+reduces its security to zero: allowing anyone to forge certificates in
+whatever name they choose.
+
+* Why is OpenSSL x509 DN output not conformant to RFC2253?
+
+The ways to print out the oneline format of the DN (Distinguished Name) have
+been extended in version 0.9.7 of OpenSSL. Using the new X509_NAME_print_ex()
+interface, the "-nameopt" option could be introduded. See the manual
+page of the "openssl x509" commandline tool for details. The old behaviour
+has however been left as default for the sake of compatibility.
+
 [BUILD] =======================================================================
 
 * Why does the linker complain about undefined symbols?
@@ -359,9 +395,9 @@ and compile/install it.  GNU bc (see http://www.gnu.org/software/software.html
 for download instructions) can be safely used, for example.
 
 
-* Why does the OpenSSL compilation fail on Alpha True64 Unix?
+* Why does the OpenSSL compilation fail on Alpha Tru64 Unix?
 
-On some Alpha installations running True64 Unix and Compaq C, the compilation
+On some Alpha installations running Tru64 Unix and Compaq C, the compilation
 of crypto/sha/sha_dgst.c fails with the message 'Fatal:  Insufficient virtual
 memory to continue compilation.'  As far as the tests have shown, this may be
 a compiler bug.  What happens is that it eats up a lot of resident memory
@@ -439,10 +475,43 @@ OpenSSL.  This is described in the threads(3) manpage.
 
 * I've compiled a program under Windows and it crashes: why?
 
-This is usually because you've missed the comment in INSTALL.W32. You
-must link with the multithreaded DLL version of the VC++ runtime library
-otherwise the conflict will cause a program to crash: typically on the
-first BIO related read or write operation.
+This is usually because you've missed the comment in INSTALL.W32.
+Your application must link against the same version of the Win32
+C-Runtime against which your openssl libraries were linked.  The
+default version for OpenSSL is /MD - "Multithreaded DLL".
+
+If you are using Microsoft Visual C++'s IDE (Visual Studio), in
+many cases, your new project most likely defaulted to "Debug
+Singlethreaded" - /ML.  This is NOT interchangeable with /MD and your
+program will crash, typically on the first BIO related read or write
+operation.
+
+For each of the six possible link stage configurations within Win32,
+your application must link  against the same by which OpenSSL was
+built.  If you are using MS Visual C++ (Studio) this can be changed
+by:
+
+1.  Select Settings... from the Project Menu.
+2.  Select the C/C++ Tab.
+3.  Select "Code Generation from the "Category" drop down list box
+4.  Select the Appropriate library (see table below) from the "Use
+    run-time library" drop down list box.  Perform this step for both
+    your debug and release versions of your application (look at the
+    top left of the settings panel to change between the two)
+
+    Single Threaded           /ML        -  MS VC++ often defaults to
+                                            this for the release
+                                            version of a new project.
+    Debug Single Threaded     /MLd       -  MS VC++ often defaults to
+                                            this for the debug version
+                                            of a new project.
+    Multithreaded             /MT
+    Debug Multithreaded       /MTd
+    Multithreaded DLL         /MD        -  OpenSSL defaults to this.
+    Debug Multithreaded DLL   /MDd
+
+Note that debug and release libraries are NOT interchangeable.  If you
+built OpenSSL with /MD your application must use /MD and cannot use /MDd.
 
 
 * How do I read or write a DER encoded buffer using the ASN1 functions?
@@ -551,7 +620,7 @@ SSL_write() will try to continue any pending handshake.
 * Why doesn't my server application receive a client certificate?
 
 Due to the TLS protocol definition, a client will only send a certificate,
-if explicitely asked by the server. Use the SSL_VERIFY_PEER flag of the
+if explicitly asked by the server. Use the SSL_VERIFY_PEER flag of the
 SSL_CTX_set_verify() function to enable the use of client certificates.