X-Git-Url: https://git.openssl.org/?p=openssl.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=2ab8488bf38a84c4c11f5645b8a89d9ab3e3c555;hp=45e7c39098e1aa13e9bf4f0226a38ca2588711a6;hb=16ab8a93bc96cacc1b5376cc084f70122368ee1f;hpb=80e1495b99ac6a614137db595e420b013c76554a diff --git a/README b/README index 45e7c39098..2ab8488bf3 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ 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 -------- @@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ 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 @@ -173,9 +173,17 @@ 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 @@ -183,3 +191,4 @@ # ./Configure dist; make clean # cd .. # diff -ur openssl-orig openssl-work > mydiffs.patch +