X-Git-Url: https://git.openssl.org/gitweb/?p=openssl.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=0c242c7ef2de2516933249663e4894e19c9b099b;hp=6c5c454439a20ff53c817293c117eee88a4407c1;hb=52e5e5c2baf15c1f8fcec2cd7ecd21a39a8011dc;hpb=7650934f21d43fe024d7a7958bab1be7f7864b29 diff --git a/README b/README index 6c5c454439..0c242c7ef2 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 @@ -122,6 +122,13 @@ 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 ------- @@ -166,7 +173,9 @@ 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 + if a TSA notification and a copy of the patch is sent to crypt@bis.doc.gov; + see 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)). The preferred format for changes is "diff -u" output. You might generate it like this: @@ -176,3 +185,4 @@ # ./Configure dist; make clean # cd .. # diff -ur openssl-orig openssl-work > mydiffs.patch +